Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PENN SD·NCES 421728003278
York Avenue Elementary School
700 York Ave, Lansdale, PA 19446 · (215) 368-6002 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% 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.
- B-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
11.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
100 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
60.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
61.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.9pp 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 62 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 62.8% |
% 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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 York Avenue Elementary School
York Avenue Elementary School's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Avenue Elementary School this school | 291 | 34.4% | 64.9% |
| Shepherdstown Elementary School Mechanicsburg | 283 | 35.0% | 63.9% |
| Easterly Parkway Elementary School State College | 314 | 39.2% | 65.6% |
| Neff School Lancaster | 283 | 34.3% | 69.4% |
| Farmersville Elementary School Easton | 357 | 34.2% | 59.4% |
| Conewago Elementary School York | 343 | 35.3% | 58.3% |
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 York Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #446 of 1,396 | #57 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #484 of 1,511 ▼ 72 | #56 of 92 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #433 of 1,511 ▲ 103 | #56 of 92 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #1,279 of 1,638 | #90 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #204 of 1,528 | #14 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #369 of 1,531 | #46 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #1,264 of 1,600 | #43 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #273 of 450 | #24 of 30 |
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
291
+40 (+16%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 329
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 291 | 26.4 | 11.0:1 | 34% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 26.9 | 9.6:1 | 39% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 25.4 | 11.1:1 | 42% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 25 | 10.0:1 | 44% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 21.5 | 12.8:1 | 38% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 33% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 29% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 15 | 18.1:1 | 20% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 329 | 18 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for York Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (274 to 291); teachers up 23% (21.5 to 26.4).
About York Avenue Elementary School
York Avenue Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in Lansdale. Its enrollment is 291 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
North Penn SD has 12,817 students spread across 17 schools.
About 62% of the student body at York Avenue Elementary School is White. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County residents are about 73% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.0 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at York Avenue Elementary School, 34% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
York Avenue Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, York Avenue Elementary School's results are 2.0 points above predicted: 64.9% against 62.9%.
Looking at the county, Montgomery County, median household income comes to about $113,915, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 160 public schools and about 115,302 students.
Inglewood Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 61.3% on proficiency, and York Avenue Elementary School is above that at 64.9%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 16% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for York Avenue Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
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- Inglewood Elementary School0.6 mi · 408
- Oak Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 526
- Penndale Middle School1.1 mi · 1,171
- North Penn SHS1.2 mi · 3,165
- North Montco Technical Career Center1.4 mi · 32
- Walton Farm Elementary School1.7 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About York Avenue Elementary SchoolHow many students attend York Avenue Elementary School?
York Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does York Avenue Elementary School serve?
York Avenue Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at York Avenue Elementary School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at York Avenue Elementary School.
How diverse is York Avenue Elementary School?
York Avenue Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is York Avenue Elementary School public or private?
York Avenue Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Penn SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.