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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Stewartstown El Sch this year?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH EASTERN SD·NCES 422217004600
Stewartstown Elementary School
17945 Barrens Rd N, Stewartstown, PA 17363 · (717) 993-2725 · York County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest 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
12.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
130 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 17% smaller than its 4th grade class (93).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Stewartstown Elementary School→South Eastern Intrmd School→South Eastern Middle School→Kennard-Dale High School
Based on grade levels within South Eastern SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -17.1pp since 2023
Math
55.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 56.9% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Stewartstown Elementary School
Stewartstown Elementary School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewartstown Elementary School this school | 440 | 29.5% | 59.9% |
| Pennell Elementary School Aston | 415 | 30.6% | 57.5% |
| Stewartsville Elementary School North Huntingdon | 422 | 27.0% | 78.5% |
| College Square Elementary School Beaver | 400 | 28.5% | N/A |
| Shrewsbury Elementary School Shrewsbury | 482 | 26.8% | 56.5% |
| Northwestern Lehigh Elementary School New Tripoli | 396 | 28.5% | 53.9% |
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 Stewartstown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #595 of 1,396 | #24 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #659 of 1,511 ▼ 84 | #28 of 62 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #888 of 1,511 ▼ 325 | #47 of 62 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #720 of 1,638 | #24 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #532 of 1,528 | #19 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #1,149 of 1,531 | #54 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.5% | #1,334 of 1,600 | #60 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #290 of 450 | #15 of 18 |
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
440
+64 (+17%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 440 | 35.8 | 12.3:1 | 30% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 32.2 | 12.8:1 | 32% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 31.8 | 13.3:1 | 28% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 26% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 29.8 | 14.0:1 | 22% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 22% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 13% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 714 | 33 | 21.6:1 | 8% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 19 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stewartstown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (417 to 440); teachers up 20% (29.8 to 35.8).
About Stewartstown Elementary School
Located in Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, Stewartstown Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 440 students, from kindergarten through 4.
Stewartstown Elementary School sits within South Eastern SD, which has 6 schools and 2,495 students.
White students are the large majority at Stewartstown Elementary School, with 88% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Stewartstown Elementary School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 35.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 30%. That is 23 points below the 53% average for public schools in York County.
allk12 grades Stewartstown Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Stewartstown Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.9%; the prediction is 64.9%.
Stewartstown Elementary School is located in York County, where median household income is about $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 111 public schools in York County, with a combined enrollment of about 64,242.
Shrewsbury Elementary School is located about 4.6 miles from Stewartstown Elementary School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 59.9% is below the 59.9% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Stewartstown Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 376 in 2020-21 and 440 in 2024-25, a increase of 64 students.
Community posts for Stewartstown Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 South Eastern SD
- Kennard-Dale High SchoolHigh · 755 students
- South Eastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 399 students
- South Eastern Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 397 students
- Delta-Peach Bottom Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
- Fawn Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Shrewsbury Elementary School4.6 mi · 482
- Norrisville Elementary5.2 mi · 213
- N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School5.6 mi · 240
- Seventh District Elementary6.4 mi · 346
- Fawn Area Elementary School6.8 mi · 249
- South Eastern Intrmd School6.8 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Stewartstown Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stewartstown Elementary School?
Stewartstown Elementary School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-04.
Is Stewartstown Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stewartstown Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Stewartstown Elementary School have?
Stewartstown Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Stewartstown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Stewartstown Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Stewartstown Elementary School public or private?
Stewartstown Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Eastern SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.