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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY SD·NCES 422238000357
Shrewsbury Elementary School
331 S Main St, Shrewsbury, PA 17361 · (717) 235-4811 · York County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
129 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Southern York County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.1pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 52.5% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Shrewsbury Elementary School
Shrewsbury Elementary School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Elementary School this school | 482 | 26.8% | 56.5% |
| Ross Elementary School Pittsburgh | 498 | 25.1% | 79.3% |
| Loganville-Springfield Elementary School York | 461 | 25.8% | 76.4% |
| Stewartstown Elementary School Stewartstown | 440 | 29.5% | 59.9% |
| Dillsburg Elementary School Dillsburg | 440 | 24.8% | 71.4% |
| Donaldson Elementary School Oakdale | 535 | 26.5% | 91.2% |
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 Shrewsbury Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #691 of 1,396 | #30 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #761 of 1,511 ▼ 77 | #39 of 62 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #670 of 1,511 ▼ 53 | #29 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #581 of 1,638 | #19 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,158 of 1,528 | #49 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #1,015 of 1,531 | #49 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #1,366 of 1,600 | #62 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #651 of 1,045 | #21 of 42 |
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
482
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 482 | 33.5 | 14.4:1 | 27% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 26% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 37.2 | 13.4:1 | 23% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 20% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 34.7 | 15.4:1 | 20% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 19% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 18% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 6% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shrewsbury Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (535 to 482); teachers down 3% (34.7 to 33.5).
About Shrewsbury Elementary School
Shrewsbury Elementary School serves students in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, as a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 482 students.
Shrewsbury Elementary School is part of a district of 5 schools: Southern York County SD, with 2,709 students.
Most students at Shrewsbury Elementary School are White: 84% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, about 81% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Shrewsbury Elementary School comes in at 28%.
Shrewsbury Elementary School's 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.4:1. That ratio is over the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 27%. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in York County is 26 points.
The allk12 Grade for Shrewsbury Elementary School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Shrewsbury Elementary School is 9.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (56.5% versus 66.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Among York County residents, median household income is about $84,829, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Shrewsbury Elementary School is one of 111 public schools in York County, which together enroll about 64,242 students.
Nearby, Southern Middle School is about 3.1 miles away. Shrewsbury Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Shrewsbury Elementary School at 6th of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 482 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 505.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Shrewsbury Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southern York County SD
- Susquehannock High SchoolHigh · 857 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Friendship Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Middle School3.1 mi · 466
- Susquehannock High School3.2 mi · 857
- Southern Elementary School3.3 mi · 527
- Stewartstown Elementary School4.6 mi · 440
- Friendship Elementary School4.8 mi · 377
- Seventh District Elementary5.8 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Shrewsbury Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shrewsbury Elementary School?
Shrewsbury Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-06.
Is Shrewsbury Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shrewsbury Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Shrewsbury Elementary School have?
Shrewsbury Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shrewsbury Elementary School?
At Shrewsbury Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Shrewsbury Elementary School public or private?
Shrewsbury Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southern York County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.