Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST SHORE SD·NCES 422583001734
Washington Heights Elementary School
531 Walnut St, Lemoyne, PA 17043 · (717) 761-8040 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- C+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
12.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
222 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 17% smaller than its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
50.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 46.1% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Washington Heights Elementary School
Washington Heights Elementary School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Heights Elementary School this school | 324 | 68.5% | 50.0% |
| Hamilton Elementary School Carlisle | 388 | 68.6% | 43.9% |
| Woodlyn Elementary School Woodlyn | 320 | 76.3% | 43.7% |
| Mooreland Elementary School Carlisle | 372 | 61.6% | 54.6% |
| Letort Elementary School Carlisle | 225 | 67.6% | 44.2% |
| Wallace Elementary School York | 427 | 64.2% | N/A |
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 Washington Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #867 of 1,396 | #29 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #791 of 1,511 ▲ 55 | #26 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #798 of 1,511 ▲ 285 | #25 of 34 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #1,159 of 1,638 | #26 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #675 of 1,528 | #7 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #90 of 1,531 | #3 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #740 of 1,600 | #2 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #187 of 1,045 | #4 of 21 |
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
324
-58 (-15%) vs 2020
+96% since 1990-91, when it was 165
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 324 | 25.5 | 12.7:1 | 69% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 31.4 | 12.7:1 | 56% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 30.8 | 12.7:1 | 63% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 33 | 11.6:1 | 44% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 29.4 | 14.6:1 | 55% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 51% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 40% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 19% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 165 | 10 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (428 to 324); teachers down 13% (29.4 to 25.5).
About Washington Heights Elementary School
In Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, Washington Heights Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 324 students, covering kindergarten through 4. The school is 27% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
West Shore SD (15 schools, 7,705 students) runs Washington Heights Elementary School.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Washington Heights Elementary School is White, with 46% of students. Enrollment also includes 20% Black, 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The school's White share is 36 points below the 82% share among Cumberland County residents. The diversity index for Washington Heights Elementary School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 69%. That is 28 points above the 41% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
On the allk12 Grade, Washington Heights Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Washington Heights Elementary School would score about 48.2%. It scores 50.0%, 1.8 points above that figure.
Census data for Cumberland County show the median household earns about $87,494 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Cumberland County number 57, with about 33,044 students.
Measured in a straight line, Highland Elementary School is about 1.2 miles from Washington Heights Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 63.9%, higher than Washington Heights Elementary School's 50.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 324 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 382. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.6:1 to 12.7:1 over the same years.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,323
Census ACS
Median income
$87,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
33,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Shore SD
- Cedar Cliff High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Red Land SHSHigh · 1,061 students
- Fairview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Old Trail Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Red Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other Washington Heights Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Washington Heights Elementary. Washington Heights Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Washington Heights Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Elementary School1.2 mi · 375
- Eisenhower Elementary School1.2 mi · 260
- Cedar Cliff High School1.3 mi · 1,333
- Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp1.4 mi · 347
- Capital Area School for the Arts CS1.4 mi · 193
- Camp Hill Middle School1.5 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Heights Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Heights Elementary School?
Washington Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-04.
Is Washington Heights Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Heights Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Heights Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Heights Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Washington Heights Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Heights Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 17% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Washington Heights Elementary School public or private?
Washington Heights Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Shore SD.
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