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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLASTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420723004549
York Twp Elementary School
2500 S Queen St, York, PA 17402 · (717) 741-2281 · York County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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
12.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
210 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 100 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 27% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
York Twp Elementary School→Dallastown Area Intermediate School→Dallastown Area Middle School→Dallastown Area SHS
Based on grade levels within Dallastown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 42.6% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Twp Elementary School
York Twp Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Twp Elementary School this school | 415 | 50.6% | 49.1% |
| Walt Disney Elementary School Levittown | 373 | 51.5% | 58.7% |
| Rossmoyne Elementary School Mechanicsburg | 417 | 51.3% | 62.1% |
| Manor Elementary School Levittown | 434 | 50.2% | 57.6% |
| Stony Brook Elementary School York | 484 | 53.9% | 55.5% |
| Neidig Elementary School Quakertown | 470 | 51.3% | 42.3% |
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 Twp Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #888 of 1,396 | #46 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #630 of 1,511 ▲ 281 | #26 of 62 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #874 of 1,511 ▲ 3 | #46 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #816 of 1,638 | #29 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #425 of 1,528 | #13 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #389 of 1,531 | #19 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #988 of 1,600 | #35 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #663 of 1,045 | #22 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
415
-64 (-13%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 415 | 34.7 | 12.0:1 | 51% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 34.2 | 12.6:1 | 49% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 33.2 | 13.3:1 | 45% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 37% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 32.4 | 14.2:1 | 32% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 36% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 26% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 11% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 30 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for York Twp Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (459 to 415); teachers up 7% (32.4 to 34.7).
About York Twp Elementary School
York Twp Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in York, Pennsylvania. A total of 415 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 3.
The district, Dallastown Area SD, has 6,332 students enrolled across 8 schools.
A majority of students at York Twp Elementary School, 62%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of York County, the White share is about 81%. The chance that two students picked at random at York Twp Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Federal staffing data show 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at York Twp Elementary School and a ratio of 12.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 51% of enrollment. Across public schools in York County, the average is about the same, 53%.
York Twp Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
York Twp Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.1%, compared with a predicted 55.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
In York County (population about 462,924), median household income is about $84,829, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 111 public schools operate in York County, serving about 64,242 students.
The nearest public school is York County School of Technology, at about 1.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, York Twp Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
York Twp Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, York Twp Elementary School went from 479 students to 415. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
The York Twp Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Dallastown Area SD
- Dallastown Area SHSHigh · 2,046 students
- Dallastown Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,519 students
- Dallastown Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
- Ore Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Loganville-Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Dallastown Elementary SchoolElementary · 181 students
Other schools in York
- Central York High SchoolHigh · 1,756 students
- William Penn SHSHigh · 1,681 students
- York County School of TechnologyHigh · 1,615 students
- Dallastown Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,519 students
- York Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,058 students
- York Suburban SHSHigh · 859 students
Nearby schools
- York County School of Technology1.2 mi · 1,615
- Ore Valley Elementary School1.6 mi · 556
- Leaders Heights Elementary School1.8 mi · 140
- Dallastown Area Middle School2.2 mi · 1,014
- Dallastown Area SHS2.2 mi · 2,046
- Dallastown Elementary School2.2 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About York Twp Elementary SchoolHow many students attend York Twp Elementary School?
York Twp Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does York Twp Elementary School serve?
York Twp Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at York Twp Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at York Twp Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at York Twp Elementary School?
Student demographics at York Twp Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is York Twp Elementary School public or private?
York Twp Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dallastown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.