The top reported proficiency rate is 58% in English language arts. The lowest is 57% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Ore Valley El Sch
Ore Valley Elementary serves kindergarten through third grade in York, Pennsylvania, as part of the Dallastown Area School District. The school sits in a residential area of York, a small historic city anchored by a revitalized downtown with growing mixed-use development and surrounded by expanding suburban communities in York Township.
The school enrolls a student body of moderate size for its grade band, with roughly equal numbers across each grade. About four in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting moderate economic diversity. The population is mostly white, with meaningful representation of Hispanic and Black students and smaller groups of Asian, multiracial, and Native American students.
On the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, the school's proficiency in math and English language arts are both in the range of the upper half or slightly above, with roughly three in five students meeting state proficiency standards in each subject. These results place the school in the top quartile for overall proficiency when compared to other schools in York County. State testing covers only grades three and up, so the school's kindergarten and first and second grade programs do not appear in these results.
Dallastown Area School District operates without a tax increase over a recent five-year period even as similar districts across York County raised taxes, a signal that the district has prioritized holding the line on property costs for families. The district completed a phased modernization of Loganville-Springfield Elementary, its other K-3 building, adding future-ready classrooms, a learning commons with STEAM and maker spaces, dedicated collaboration areas by grade level, and new full-size gymnasium, cafeteria, and kitchen. That investment underscores the district's orientation toward early-elementary infrastructure.
York itself is a mixed-character city of walkable historic blocks and revitalized downtown anchors alongside industrial zones and suburban-style development at its edges. The core around Market Street houses Central Market, the Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center, Martin Library, the newly opened York County History Center, and an expanding restaurant and brewery scene. Public transit through rabbittransit radiates from downtown with multiple fixed routes. Housing values in the 17402 zip code that covers the school are below the state benchmark and well below the national average, with monthly ownership costs meaningfully lower than monthly rental costs. Surrounding York Township is seeing active residential subdivision development with planned and under-construction townhome and single-family projects.
Data on English learner enrollment, special education enrollment, attendance, and discipline were not available. The school does not serve grades that include high school, so there is no graduation rate. Staff count, course offerings, and specific program details were not provided in available sources, so readers may want to contact the school directly about classroom approaches, specialist support, and any enrichment or intervention structures.
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