Wallace Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · York, Pennsylvania
Wallace Elementary School in York, Pennsylvania enrolled 427 students in 2024-25 with 28.7 full-time teachers, 14.9 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
393 students in 2022-23, 439 students in 2023-24, 427 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 28.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 393 | 28.0 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 30.1 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 427 | 28.7 | 14.9 |
14.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 339 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wallace Elementary School enrolled 339 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 339 of the 339 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent24.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.1% of students were White, 20.6% Hispanic, 14.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White51.1%
- Hispanic20.6%
- Black14.1%
- Two or more races10.5%
- Asian2.3%
- American Indian1.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in York
26 public elementary schools in York report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devers School | 686 | 15.7 | 100.0% |
| Hannah Penn | 674 | 11.3 | 98.2% |
| Lincoln CS | 653 | 17.2 | 95.4% |
| Goode School | 641 | 14.1 | 96.1% |
| Ferguson School | 627 | 13.5 | 100.0% |
| McKinley School | 578 | 13.9 | 97.9% |
| Roundtown Elementary School | 573 | 15.8 | 29.1% |
| Ore Valley Elementary School | 556 | 14.5 | 40.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Wallace Elementary School
- Trimmer Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 421 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Lincolnway Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 406 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Wallace Elementary School with Trimmer Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much West York Area SD spends per student$18,750 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,750
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaWallace Elementary School is the number 758 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#758 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.9 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.14.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Wallace Elementary School
How many students attend Wallace Elementary School?
427 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 393 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in York, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wallace Elementary School?
14.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Wallace Elementary School a Title I school?
Wallace Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Wallace Elementary School in?
West York Area SD, NCES district ID 4225980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422598007572 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.