Weigelstown El Sch

Weigelstown El Sch is a modestly sized K-5 school in Dover, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Dover Area SD. The school works with 323 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Weigelstown El Sch sits 27% below that benchmark.

Dover Area SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,149 students. Weigelstown El Sch is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Weigelstown El Sch lists that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school records 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Weigelstown El Sch logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against York County (around 53%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Weigelstown El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.7%; actual is 57.3%, +21.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, census data for York County shows median household earnings sit near $84,829, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Weigelstown El Sch is one of 111 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students).

The closest other public school is Leib El Sch, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Weigelstown El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Weigelstown El Sch at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Weigelstown El Sch's enrollment has ticked down 32% since 2018, when it stood at 475 (now 323). White enrollment moved from 81% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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