Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTERN YORK SD·NCES 420879004563
Wrightsville Elementary School
320 Chestnut St, Wrightsville, PA 17368 · (717) 252-3676 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
201 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Eastern York SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
66.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 66.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 62.2% |
% 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Wrightsville Elementary School
Wrightsville Elementary School's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightsville Elementary School this school | 353 | 56.9% | 66.9% |
| Washington Elementary School Bangor | 375 | 57.3% | 66.0% |
| Kreutz Creek Elementary School Hellam | 320 | 57.2% | 48.4% |
| Canadochly Elementary School East Prospect | 348 | 60.1% | 47.5% |
| Providence Elementary School New Providence | 386 | 53.4% | 51.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Gettysburg | 393 | 55.2% | 46.6% |
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 Wrightsville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #390 of 1,396 | #13 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #369 of 1,511 ▲ 64 | #14 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #428 of 1,511 ▲ 16 | #14 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #1,045 of 1,638 | #39 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #262 of 1,528 | #8 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #928 of 1,531 | #43 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #870 of 1,600 | #27 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #737 of 1,045 | #26 of 42 |
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
353
+23 (+7%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 353 | 31.2 | 11.3:1 | 57% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 31.2 | 11.3:1 | 57% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 28.3 | 12.5:1 | 56% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 52% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 27.6 | 13.9:1 | 43% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 47% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 39% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 24% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 16 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wrightsville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (384 to 353); teachers up 13% (27.6 to 31.2).
About Wrightsville Elementary School
Wrightsville Elementary School serves students in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, as a small elementary school. The student body numbers 353 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Pennsylvania) has about 443 students.
Across its 5 schools, Eastern York SD enrolls 2,188 students. Wrightsville Elementary School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Wrightsville Elementary School is 80% White. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. That is close to the 81% White share among all York County residents. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.3 students per teacher. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 57% of students.
The allk12 Grade for Wrightsville Elementary School is A-. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.2% for Wrightsville Elementary School. The school posts 66.9%, 13.7 points above the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in York County, the median household income is $84,829, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Wrightsville Elementary School is one of 111 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Eastern York High School, is about 1.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Wrightsville Elementary School is 2nd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 23 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Wrightsville Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Eastern York SD
- Eastern York High SchoolHigh · 640 students
- Eastern York Middle SchoolMiddle · 527 students
- Canadochly Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Kreutz Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
Other schools in Wrightsville
- Eastern York High SchoolHigh · 640 students
- Eastern York Middle SchoolMiddle · 527 students
Nearby schools
- Eastern York High School1.8 mi · 640
- Eastern York Middle School2.0 mi · 527
- Park Elementary School2.0 mi · 511
- Columbia MS Taylor Campus2.3 mi · 202
- Columbia MS Hill Campus2.4 mi · 202
- Columbia High School2.4 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Wrightsville Elementary SchoolHow large is Wrightsville Elementary School?
Wrightsville Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-05.
Is Wrightsville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wrightsville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wrightsville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wrightsville Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wrightsville Elementary School?
At Wrightsville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Wrightsville Elementary School in?
Wrightsville Elementary School is part of Eastern York SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.