Trimmer El Sch

Trimmer El Sch is a moderately sized elementary-level community in York, Pennsylvania, operated by West York Area SD. The school caters to 421 students in grades 2 through 5.

Trimmer El Sch is one of 5 schools operated by West York Area SD, a district that caters to 2,750 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Trimmer El Sch lists that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Trimmer El Sch has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 62% of students at Trimmer El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against York County (around 53%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Trimmer El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.1%, the actual is 54.5%, a residual of +3.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (York County) reports that median household income runs about $84,829, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Trimmer El Sch is one of 111 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students).

The closest other public school is Wallace El Sch, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Trimmer El Sch comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 494 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 62% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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