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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST YORK AREA SD·NCES 422598004629
Trimmer Elementary School
1900 Brenda Rd, York, PA 17408 · (717) 764-6586 · York County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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.
- B-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
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
260 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 200 | 48% |
| Grade 5 | 221 | 52% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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 West York Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.4% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 45.8% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Trimmer Elementary School
Trimmer Elementary School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimmer Elementary School this school | 421 | 61.8% | 54.5% |
| Lincolnway Elementary School York | 406 | 61.1% | 43.6% |
| Wallace Elementary School York | 427 | 64.2% | N/A |
| Hayshire Elementary School York | 532 | 64.7% | 45.8% |
| E M Crouthamel Elementary School Souderton | 325 | 59.7% | 48.6% |
| Stony Brook Elementary School York | 484 | 53.9% | 55.5% |
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 Trimmer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #746 of 1,396 | #37 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #755 of 1,511 ▲ 98 | #38 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #758 of 1,511 ▲ 86 | #42 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #796 of 1,638 | #28 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #693 of 1,528 | #24 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #187 of 1,531 | #4 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #802 of 1,600 | #21 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #450 of 1,045 | #10 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
421
+34 (+9%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 421 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 62% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 31.7 | 13.6:1 | 60% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 57% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 49% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 24.4 | 20.3:1 | 56% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 50% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 22% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 30 | 20.4:1 | 7% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 16 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trimmer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (494 to 421); teachers up 35% (24.4 to 33).
About Trimmer Elementary School
Trimmer Elementary School is one of the public schools in York, Pennsylvania. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 421 students in grades 2 through 5 in 2024-25.
The West York Area SD system has 5 schools and 2,750 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Trimmer Elementary School, at 50%. Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in York County, the White share is about 81%. Trimmer Elementary School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Trimmer Elementary School counts 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.8 students for each one. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. About 62% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in York County is 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Trimmer Elementary School is B-. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Trimmer Elementary School's results are 3.4 points above predicted: 54.5% against 51.1%.
In the county around the school, York County, the median household income is $84,829, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 111 public schools in York County, enrolling about 64,242 students in all.
The closest public school to Trimmer Elementary School is Wallace Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Trimmer Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Trimmer Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is up 9% from 2020-21, when Trimmer Elementary School had 387 students, to 2024-25, when it had 421. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.8:1 to 12.8:1 over the same years.
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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 West York Area SD
- West York Area High SchoolHigh · 851 students
- West York Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Lincolnway Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
Other schools in York
- Central York High SchoolHigh · 1,756 students
- William Penn SHSHigh · 1,681 students
- York County School of TechnologyHigh · 1,615 students
- Dallastown Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,519 students
- York Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,058 students
- York Suburban SHSHigh · 859 students
Nearby schools
- Wallace Elementary School0.8 mi · 427
- Lincolnway Elementary School1.6 mi · 406
- West York Area High School1.7 mi · 851
- Leib Elementary School1.7 mi · 372
- Weigelstown Elementary School1.9 mi · 323
- West York Area Middle School1.9 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Trimmer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Trimmer Elementary School?
Trimmer Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Trimmer Elementary School serve?
Trimmer Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Trimmer Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Trimmer Elementary School.
How diverse is Trimmer Elementary School?
Trimmer Elementary School reports a student body of 50% White, 26% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Trimmer Elementary School in?
Trimmer Elementary School is part of West York Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.