Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEQUEA VALLEY SD·NCES 421890002648
Salisbury Elementary School
422 School Lane Rd, Gap, PA 17527 · (717) 442-8268 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
164 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Pequea Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 45.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Salisbury Elementary School
Salisbury Elementary School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Elementary School this school | 258 | 63.6% | 52.4% |
| Bethel Elementary School Bethel | 286 | 63.3% | 53.2% |
| Fulton Elementary School Ephrata | 297 | 61.6% | 63.4% |
| Akron Elementary School Akron | 276 | 69.9% | 61.7% |
| Quakertown Elementary School Quakertown | 265 | 65.7% | 49.0% |
| Weatherly Area Elementary School Weatherly | 291 | 66.7% | 52.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Salisbury Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #809 of 1,396 | #39 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #767 of 1,511 ▲ 88 | #35 of 62 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #775 of 1,511 ▲ 123 | #42 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #1,378 of 1,638 | #63 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #99 of 1,528 | #5 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #768 of 1,531 | #42 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #781 of 1,600 | #22 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #273 of 1,045 | #13 of 49 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
258
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 8.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 258 | 25.5 | 10.1:1 | 64% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 25 | 10.4:1 | 63% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 24 | 11.7:1 | 57% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 31 | 8.9:1 | 57% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 26.1 | 12.4:1 | 55% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 37% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 15% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salisbury Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (324 to 258); teachers down 2% (26.1 to 25.5).
About Salisbury Elementary School
Salisbury Elementary School is a small elementary school in Gap, Pennsylvania, under Pequea Valley SD. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 258 students. That is 42% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Salisbury Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Pequea Valley SD, which enrolls 1,303 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Salisbury Elementary School is 75% White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
Salisbury Elementary School reported 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1. There are 164 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 64% of enrollment. That is 9 points above the 55% average for public schools in Lancaster County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Salisbury Elementary School would score about 50.4%. It scores 52.4%, 2.1 points above that figure.
Census data for Lancaster County show median household income comes to about $86,959, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 114 public schools in the county, enrolling about 62,719, Salisbury Elementary School among them.
Salisbury Elementary School's nearest public school is Pequea Valley Intrmd School (about 3.0 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Salisbury Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Salisbury Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 277 to 258, a 7% decline. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.1:1) than in 2020-21 (8.9:1).
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Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pequea Valley SD
- Pequea Valley High SchoolHigh · 451 students
- Paradise Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Pequea Valley Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 212 students
Other Salisbury Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Salisbury Elementary. Salisbury Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolAllentown, PA · 461 students
- Salisbury ElementarySalisbury, MA · 386 students
- SALISBURY ELEM.SALISBURY, MO · 231 students
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolSalisbury, NH · 64 students
Nearby schools
- Pequea Valley Intrmd School3.0 mi · 212
- Pequea Valley High School3.3 mi · 451
- Paradise Elementary School5.5 mi · 382
- New Holland Elementary5.8 mi · 484
- Kings Highway Elementary School6.5 mi · 466
- Honey Brook El Center6.7 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About Salisbury Elementary SchoolHow large is Salisbury Elementary School?
Salisbury Elementary School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades KG-06.
Is Salisbury Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Salisbury Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salisbury Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salisbury Elementary School is approximately 10.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salisbury Elementary School?
At Salisbury Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Salisbury Elementary School in?
Salisbury Elementary School is part of Pequea Valley SD.
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