Shrewsbury El Sch

Set in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, Shrewsbury El Sch is a mid-tier primary school, run under Southern York County SD. It enrolls 482 students across grades K through 6.

Southern York County SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,709 students; Shrewsbury El Sch is among them.

On the student-mix side, Shrewsbury El Sch lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Shrewsbury El Sch has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against York County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shrewsbury El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for York County shows median household earnings sit near $84,829, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Shrewsbury El Sch is one.

Southern MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Shrewsbury El Sch at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Shrewsbury El Sch's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 535 (now 482). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.