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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN YORK COUNTY SD·NCES 421776004580

Wellsville Campus

1060 Zeigler Road, Wellsville, PA 17365 · (717) 432-8691 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
94 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Kindergarten
32
Grade 1
43
Grade 2
44
Grade 3
41
Grade 4
38
Grade 5
46
Student demographics
White
22592%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
125%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12250%
Female
12250%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
50.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.1pp since 2023
Math
49.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.8pp since 2023
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
244
+25 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.0:1
% White
92%
was 94%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Wellsville Campus

Wellsville Campus operates as a compact K-5 school in Wellsville, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Northern York County SD. Current enrollment sits at 244 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 45% smaller than typical.

Northern York County SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,209 students. Wellsville Campus is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wellsville Campus logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wellsville Campus has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Wellsville Campus tighter than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below York County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wellsville Campus performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.1%, the actual is 55.4%, a residual of -5.7 points.

Zooming out to the 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%. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Wellsville Campus is one.

Nearest neighbor: North Salem El Sch, around 5.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Wellsville Campus comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wellsville Campus has edged up 11%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 244 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Wellsville Campus community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

York County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Wellsville Campus
District
Northern York County SD
Address
1060 Zeigler Road, Wellsville, PA 17365
Phone
(717) 432-8691
County
York County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
244
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
12.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
94 (39%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
421776004580
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Wellsville Campus
How large is Wellsville Campus?
Wellsville Campus enrolls approximately 244 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wellsville Campus serve?
Wellsville Campus serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellsville Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wellsville Campus is approximately 12.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wellsville Campus?
At Wellsville Campus, the student body is approximately 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wellsville Campus?
Wellsville Campus is overseen by Northern York County SD in York County.
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