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Southern Elementary School

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Southern Elementary School ranks 351 st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Southern Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, serving 552 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Southern York County School District, which is ranked 133 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southern Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a current ranking of 351 out of 1,511 schools. The school's PSSA test scores are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with 61.8% and 61.4% proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 6th grade English Language Arts, where 71.3% of students scored proficient or better, compared to the state average of 50.8%. Southern Elementary School also performs well across different student subgroups, with female students ranking in the top 13% of Pennsylvania elementary schools and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the top 28%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Leaders Heights Elementary and Dallastown Elementary in the Dallastown Area School District, Southern Elementary School's performance is still impressive, with higher proficiency rates in both Math and English Language Arts. The school has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating a stable and high-performing educational environment.

527

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,858

Per pupil spending ?

32.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3280 Fissels Church Rd
Glen Rock, PA 17327-0128

(717) 235-4811

District: Southern York County School District

Students who attend Southern Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southern Middle School
High:	Susquehannock High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

Hispanic:

4.0%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 65th percentile in 2022 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (62% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 77th (2025) from a 65th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg52%

Pennsylvania avg45%

351^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Southern York County School District

133^rd of 606Southern York County School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	351 of 1511	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	354 of 1526	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	304 of 1534	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	530 of 1534	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	347 of 1433	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	385 of 1544	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	329 of 1530	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	343 of 1547	77.8%	★★★★☆
2016	78.0	318 of 1554	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	81.5	231 of 1474	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	77.0	308 of 1467	79.0%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	300 of 1519	80.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	478 of 1599	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.4	330 of 1597	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	343 of 1579	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	68.6	500 of 1549	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.5	354 of 1551	77.2%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	389 of 1555	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	443 of 1545	71.3%	★★★★☆
2005	73.3	334 of 1299	74.3%	★★★★☆
2004	55.8	693 of 1308	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	66.5	500 of 1302	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	398 of 1030	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	583 of 1084	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	370 of 1043	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	196 of 1466	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	264 of 1488	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	385 of 1369	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	295 of 1432	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	190 of 1414	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	539 of 1475	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	433 of 1495	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	387 of 1201	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	409 of 1229	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	348 of 1236	71.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)87th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2025)61st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+20 vs state

English Language Arts61%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southern Elementary School	Public	K-6	3280 Fissels Church Rd	Glen Rock	17327	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 235-4811	527	36	14.4	32.6%	464 (88.0%)	18 (3.4%)	21 (4.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	76.2	351^st of 1511 public elementary schools	76.8%		76.8	354^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.8%	3	62.5	59.8	62.5	62.5	61.8	54.7	52.2	65.6	71.3	61.4	$17,858	$255	$17,603
Friendship Elementary School	Public	K-6	3457 Sticks Rd	Glen Rock	17327	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 235-4811	377	31	12.2	38.2%	334 (88.6%)	10 (2.7%)	24 (6.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	61.3	630^th of 1511 public elementary schools	58.3%		61.2	688^th of 1526 public elementary schools	54.9%	58	77.3	46.6	53.2	40.0	54.7	52.8	43.3	51.1	55.6	50.3	$20,660	$1,172	$19,488
Shrewsbury Elementary School	Public	K-6	331 S Main St	Shrewsbury	17361	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 235-4811	482	33	14.3	26.8%	406 (84.2%)	21 (4.4%)	24 (5.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.8%)	62.3	610^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.6%		65.9	572^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	62.5%	38	64.5	53.4	46.5	42.0	51.5	54.4	50.0	43.6	59.3	52.3	$17,717	$219	$17,498
Manheim Elementary School	Public	K-5	5778 Blooming Grove Road	Glenville	17329	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 229-2930	256	22	11.8	35.2%	234 (91.4%)	7 (2.7%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	70.9	454^th of 1511 public elementary schools	70.0%		66	569^th of 1526 public elementary schools	62.7%	115	50.0	68.6	63.4		61.7	55.5	53.9	65.9		58.2	$18,214	$00	$18,214
Loganville-Springfield Elementary School	Public	K-3	169 North Main St	York	17403	York County	Dallastown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 428-2240	461	34	13.6	25.8%	362 (78.5%)	37 (8.0%)	32 (6.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)								(n/a)	70.9				70.9	70.9				70.9	$16,609	$360	$16,249
Stewartstown Elementary School	Public	K-4	17945 Barrens Rd N	Stewartstown	17363	York County	South Eastern School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 993-2725	440	36	12.3	29.5%	388 (88.2%)	19 (4.3%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	51.5	797^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.3%		63	640^th of 1526 public elementary schools	58.1%	157	54.7	56.5			55.5	47.4	42.3			45.0	$18,573	$369	$18,205
N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School	Public	K-6	12165 Winterstown Rd	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 244-3164	240	20	12.1	36.3%	224 (93.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	57.8	699^th of 1511 public elementary schools	53.7%		55.5	784^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.6%	85	34.4	38.7	52.9	68.2	50.4	46.9	41.9	44.1	63.7	50.3	$20,278	$607	$19,671
New Salem Elementary School	Public	K-4	3745 Salem Rd	York	17408	York County	Spring Grove Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 225-4731	403	26	15.3	37.2%	349 (86.6%)	20 (5.0%)	14 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	74.6	384^th of 1511 public elementary schools	74.6%		81	264^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.7%	120	75.0	82.2			77.8	55.0	53.2			54.3	$16,033	$963	$15,070
Leaders Heights Elementary School	Public	K-3	49 Indian Rock Dam Rd	York	17403	York County	Dallastown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 741-1826	140	12	11.9	34.3%	112 (80.0%)	6 (4.3%)	8 (5.7%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)								(n/a)	75.0				75.0	57.6				57.6	$20,115	$251	$19,865
Dallastown Elementary School	Public	K-3	105 South Charles Street	Dallastown	17313	York County	Dallastown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 244-3785	181	13	14.2	63.5%	131 (72.4%)	16 (8.8%)	21 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)	85.4				85.4	79.2				79.2	$18,945	$1,296	$17,649

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Elementary School

What district is Southern Elementary School in?

Southern York County School District

What schools do graduates of Southern Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Southern Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southern Middle School
High : Susquehannock High School

How many students attend Southern Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Southern Elementary School.

Is Southern Elementary School a good school?

Southern Elementary School ranks 351^st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Southern Elementary School?

Students at Southern Elementary School are 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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