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Red Mill Elementary School

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Red Mill Elementary School ranks 183 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Red Mill Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Etters, Pennsylvania, serving 570 students in grades K-5 and part of the West Shore School District. This school consistently ranks among the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance that exceeds both district and state averages.

Red Mill Elementary School's PSSA test scores are significantly higher than the West Shore School District and Pennsylvania state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 75.8% in Math and 73.1% in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 49% and 53%, and the state's 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in Math, with 4th-grade students achieving an 85.2% proficiency rate, compared to the district's 60.4% and the state's 50.6%. Additionally, Red Mill Elementary School excels in supporting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and students with disabilities, ranking in the top 2% and top 9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in these subgroups, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools in the West Shore School District, Fairview Elementary School and Fishing Creek Elementary School have lower academic achievement, particularly in Math and English Language Arts. However, the nearby Newberry Elementary School has lower academic performance compared to Red Mill Elementary School. This exceptional performance, combined with the school's consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, makes Red Mill Elementary School a standout educational institution in the region.

457

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,617

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Red Mill Rd
Etters, PA 17319-9519

(717) 938-3778

District: West Shore School District

Students who attend Red Mill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crossroads Middle School
High:	Red Land Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.4%

Hispanic:

7.7%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (74% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg51%

Pennsylvania avg45%

183^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the West Shore School District

199^th of 606West Shore 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	86.2	183 of 1511	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	420 of 1526	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	290 of 1534	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	382 of 1534	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	280 of 1433	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	286 of 1544	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	343 of 1530	77.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.6	277 of 1547	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	77.3	335 of 1554	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.3	401 of 1474	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.1	447 of 1467	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.8	376 of 1519	75.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.7	290 of 1599	81.9%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	305 of 1597	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	79.5	219 of 1579	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.4	402 of 1549	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	550 of 1551	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.1	974 of 1555	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.5	720 of 1545	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.5	862 of 1299	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.1	703 of 1308	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	27.7	1017 of 1302	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	90 of 1030	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	72.1	225 of 1084	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	331 of 1043	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	204 of 1466	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	401 of 1488	73.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	26 of 1369	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	74.3	302 of 1432	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	197 of 1414	86.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	192 of 1475	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	423 of 1495	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	216 of 1201	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	469 of 1229	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	309 of 1236	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math76%+34 vs state

English Language Arts73%+25 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
Red Mill Elementary School	Public	K-4	700 Red Mill Rd	Etters	17319	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 938-3778	457	32	14.5	45.7%	381 (83.4%)	14 (3.1%)	35 (7.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	86.2	183^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	87.9%		74	420^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.5%	237	67.9	85.2			75.8	74.3	71.6			73.1	$21,617	$1,209	$20,408
Newberry Elementary School	Public	K-4	2055 Old Trail Rd	Etters	17319	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 938-2111	286	23	12.6	45.8%	237 (82.9%)	5 (1.7%)	31 (10.8%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	59.2	670^th of 1511 public elementary schools	55.7%		42.8	981^st of 1526 public elementary schools	35.7%	311	67.4	48.0			57.6	59.2	44.0			51.5	$22,183	$1,240	$20,942
Fishing Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	510 Fishing Creek Rd	Lewisberry	17339	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 938-6565	431	31	14.0	34.8%	325 (75.4%)	20 (4.6%)	47 (10.9%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	68.8	490^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.6%		68.1	532^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	65.1%	42	63.3	65.8			64.5	53.3	59.2			56.1	$21,543	$1,205	$20,339
Fink Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 N Race Street	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 948-3370	257	22	11.8	72.4%	98 (38.1%)	42 (16.3%)	73 (28.4%)	25 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.0%)	47	866^th of 1511 public elementary schools	42.7%		53.3	820^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.3%	46	47.7	61.8	41.0		49.6	29.6	55.9	40.0		40.7	$20,441	$1,811	$18,630
Robert Reid Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Oberlin Road	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 948-3360	410	38	10.8	71.5%	234 (57.1%)	43 (10.5%)	72 (17.6%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.7%)	43.8	917^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.3%		56.1	776^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.1%	141	60.6	48.5	44.7		51.3	39.4	34.9	32.9		35.6	$19,566	$1,888	$17,677
Kunkel Elementary School	Public	K-5	2401 Fulling Mill Rd	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 939-6862	369	32	11.6	59.9%	219 (59.3%)	21 (5.7%)	70 (19.0%)	23 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.8%)	62.2	614^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.4%		70.9	468^th of 1526 public elementary schools	69.3%	146	56.9	53.6	72.5		61.8	41.4	50.0	52.2		48.1	$17,108	$1,934	$15,174
York Haven Elementary School	Public	K-3	360 Cassel Rd	York Haven	17370	York County	Northeastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 266-5007	293	20	14.3	53.9%	199 (67.9%)	19 (6.5%)	23 (7.8%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)								(n/a)	86.7				86.7	75.0				75.0	$17,549	$845	$16,704
Tri-Community Elementary School	Public	K-5	255 Cypress St	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 939-9591	427	35	12.0	103.0%	76 (17.8%)	151 (35.4%)	118 (27.6%)	45 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.0%)	20.4	1192^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	21.1%		23.1	1181^st of 1526 public elementary schools	22.6%	11	47.6	21.9	20.6		30.0	31.8	26.6	17.7		25.4	$14,649	$1,069	$13,581
Steelton-Highspire Elementary School	Public	K-6	250 Reynders Avenue	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Steelton-Highspire School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 704-3826	821	61	13.4		71 (8.6%)	393 (47.9%)	228 (27.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (14.9%)	8	1395^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.7%		7.4	1404^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.0%	9	15.9	16.2	6.5	8.1	12.0	20.0	16.8	8.6	21.0	16.8
Conewago Elementary School	Public	K-3	570 Copenhaffer Rd	York	17404	York County	Northeastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 266-1644	343	24	14.1	35.3%	226 (65.9%)	41 (12.0%)	30 (8.7%)	22 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)								(n/a)	55.0				55.0	53.9				53.9	$17,764	$628	$17,136

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Mill Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Red Mill Elementary School?

Students at Red Mill Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Red Mill Elementary School in?

West Shore School District

How many students attend Red Mill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Red Mill Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Red Mill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Red Mill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crossroads Middle School
High : Red Land Senior High School

Is Red Mill Elementary School a good school?

Red Mill Elementary School ranks 183^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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