Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN FULTON SD·NCES 422229000093
Southern Fulton Elementary School
3072 Great Cove Rd, Warfordsburg, PA 17267 · (717) 294-3400 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
187 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Southern Fulton Elementary School→Southern Fulton JSHS
Based on grade levels within Southern Fulton SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.6pp since 2023
Math
39.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.4% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 42.4% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Fulton Elementary School
Southern Fulton Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Fulton Elementary School this school | 346 | 54.0% | 49.1% |
| Spring Cove Elementary School Roaring Spring | 337 | 52.5% | N/A |
| Oakview Elementary School Stoneboro | 348 | 53.7% | 77.5% |
| Indian Valley Elementary School Reedsville | 348 | 56.3% | 43.6% |
| Northeast Bradford Elementary School Rome | 330 | 54.8% | 54.9% |
| Martinsburg Elementary School Martinsburg | 364 | 56.3% | 48.9% |
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 Fulton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #885 of 1,396 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #1,018 of 1,511 ▼ 100 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #977 of 1,511 ▼ 294 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #1,082 of 1,638 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #200 of 1,528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #1,357 of 1,531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #923 of 1,600 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #540 of 1,045 |
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
346
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 346 | 31.5 | 11.0:1 | 54% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 50% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 45% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 40% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 30.7 | 12.9:1 | 49% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 55% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 46% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern Fulton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (396 to 346); teachers up 3% (30.7 to 31.5).
About Southern Fulton Elementary School
Southern Fulton Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 346 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 22% lower.
District-wide, Southern Fulton SD has 2 schools and 669 students.
The student body at Southern Fulton Elementary School is 93% White. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 31.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.0:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 54%. That tracks the 53% average for public schools in Fulton County.
The allk12 Grade for Southern Fulton Elementary School is C. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Southern Fulton Elementary School is 5.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Fulton County, the median household income is $65,836, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 8 public schools in Fulton County, enrolling about 1,958 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Southern Fulton JSHS, is about 3.0 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Southern Fulton Elementary School is 2nd of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 17 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 13.0:1 to 11.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,531
Census ACS
Median income
$65,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,958 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Southern Fulton JSHS3.0 mi · 323
- Hancock Elementary6.7 mi · 193
- Hancock Middle Senior High6.9 mi · 239
- Warm Springs Middle School11.3 mi · 425
- Warm Springs Intermediate School11.5 mi · 345
- Berkeley Springs High School12.4 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Southern Fulton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Southern Fulton Elementary School?
Southern Fulton Elementary School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Southern Fulton Elementary School serve?
Southern Fulton Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Fulton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southern Fulton Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southern Fulton Elementary School?
At Southern Fulton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Southern Fulton Elementary School public or private?
Southern Fulton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southern Fulton SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.