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Sinking Springs Elementary School

Serves grades 4 - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2850 Susquehanna Trail
York, PA 17406
Phone
(717) 846-6789
District
Central York SD
County
YORK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
640
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.1% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Sinking Springs Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
49%
52%
52%
46%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
55%
48%
56%
54%
54%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
46%
64%
55%
53%
36%
59%
46%
64%
55%
53%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 233 36.4%
Grade 5 194 30.3%
Grade 6 213 33.3%
Total 640 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.0% 67.3% 64.5%
Black 8.9% 10.5% 15.4%
Hispanic 15.4% 17.0% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.6% 5.0% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.6% 43.9% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 36.6% 41.3% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 2.6% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 39,770 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,360.5 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.6% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,165 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 6.8% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.9% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.6% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.5% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.9% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.5% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.5% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.5% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 5.5% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,646 $54,035,000 58.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $812 $4,551,000 4.9%
Staff $775 $4,339,000 4.7%
General Administration $219 $1,227,000 1.3%
School Administration $836 $4,681,000 5.0%
Operation $1,014 $5,678,000 6.1%
Transportation $571 $3,199,000 3.4%
Other $293 $1,639,000 1.8%
Total Support $4,519 $25,314,000 27.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,437 $13,653,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $16,602 $93,002,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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