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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY SD·NCES 422238006692
Southern Elementary School
3280 Fissels Church Rd, Glen Rock, PA 17327 · (717) 235-4811 · York County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
172 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 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
22%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
61.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
61.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 61.5% |
% 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Southern Elementary School
Southern Elementary School's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Elementary School this school | 527 | 32.6% | 64.7% |
| Highcliff Elementary School Pittsburgh | 519 | 31.6% | 68.3% |
| Dallas Intermediate School Dallas | 561 | 30.7% | 70.4% |
| Knoch Primary School Saxonburg | 536 | 34.1% | 69.3% |
| North East Elementary School North East | 589 | 29.9% | 70.7% |
| Baggaley Elementary School Latrobe | 510 | 37.1% | 59.3% |
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 Southern Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #453 of 1,396 | #17 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #489 of 1,511 ▼ 32 | #19 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #387 of 1,511 ▲ 100 | #12 of 62 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #458 of 1,638 | #16 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,166 of 1,528 | #50 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #1,143 of 1,531 | #53 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #1,293 of 1,600 | #58 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #570 of 1,045 | #14 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
527
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 982
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 527 | 36.5 | 14.4:1 | 33% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 37.3 | 14.8:1 | 31% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 38.1 | 14.9:1 | 25% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 23% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 35.7 | 16.7:1 | 21% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 20% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 14% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 8% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 982 | 53 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (597 to 527); teachers up 2% (35.7 to 36.5).
About Southern Elementary School
Southern Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Southern York County SD in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 527 students.
Southern York County SD operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,709 students.
Southern Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. It is also 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Southern Elementary School comes in at 22%.
Southern Elementary School's 36.5 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 33%. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in York County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Southern Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Pennsylvania, Southern Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 64.7% actual against a predicted 63.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in York County, median household income is about $84,829, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Southern Elementary School is one of 111 public schools in York County, which together enroll about 64,242 students.
The nearest other public school, Susquehannock High School, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Southern Elementary School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Southern Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Southern Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Southern Elementary School saw enrollment rise 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Southern 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
- Shrewsbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Friendship Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Other schools in Glen Rock
- Susquehannock High SchoolHigh · 857 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Friendship Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Other Southern Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Southern Elementary. Southern Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Southern Elementary SchoolNew Castle, DE · 729 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolSomerset, KY · 611 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolFalmouth, KY · 542 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolRacine, OH · 495 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolLexington, KY · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Susquehannock High School0.1 mi · 857
- Southern Middle School0.2 mi · 466
- Friendship Elementary School1.6 mi · 377
- Shrewsbury Elementary School3.3 mi · 482
- Manheim Elementary School6.3 mi · 256
- Loganville-Springfield Elementary School6.6 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Southern Elementary SchoolHow large is Southern Elementary School?
Southern Elementary School enrolls approximately 527 students in grades KG-06.
Is Southern Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southern Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southern Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southern Elementary School?
At Southern Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Southern Elementary School public or private?
Southern 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.