Wallace El Sch

Located at 2065 High St, in York, Pennsylvania, Wallace El Sch is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that caters to 427 students (grades pre-K through 1), operated by West York Area SD.

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

Looking at the student body, Wallace El Sch logs that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of York County's rate of about 53%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (York County) reports that median household earnings sit near $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across York County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), Wallace El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Trimmer El Sch, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wallace El Sch has fell 3%, going from 441 students in 2018 to 427 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 65% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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