The top reported proficiency rate is 82% in Science. The lowest is 38% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Clearview El Sch
Clearview Elementary is a small rural school in an unincorporated village at the heart of agricultural Chanceford Township in southeastern York County. The school enrolls about three-hundred students across grades kindergarten through sixth, with a student body that is overwhelmingly white and reflects the surrounding farmland character of the area. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating economic diversity within the catchment despite the rural setting.
The school sits on Delta Road in Brogue, a car-dependent crossroads with no walkable downtown or pedestrian street life. Brogue itself has no fixed public transit and sits about a mile from Baublitz Commercial Airport. The township deliberately constrains growth through agricultural preservation zoning and a transfer-of-development-rights ordinance enacted in the late 1980s; population in Chanceford Township has declined slowly over the past several decades as part of this intentional rural stewardship. Housing in the broader area is valued modestly compared to state and national benchmarks, and monthly mortgage costs track measurably below national affordability estimates, making this a relatively affordable housing market for the region.
In math, about a third of students tested in grades three through eight met proficiency. In English language arts, about two-fifths met proficiency. Science results from the most recent state data available showed much stronger performance, with the large majority of tested students reaching proficiency. The school's overall proficiency index positions it in the top quartile among districts across York County, though readers should know that math and ELA results sit notably below state and county patterns, while science lifts the aggregate standing. No trend data was available to show whether these results are improving or holding steady, so a parent may want to look into current momentum with the school directly.
Data on the school's special education enrollment, English learner population, staffing, attendance, and discipline were not available. The school website information was not provided, so details about specific instructional approaches, after-school programs, or community partnerships could not be reviewed.
Clearview is part of the Red Lion Area School District, which serves Brogue, Red Lion, Windsor, and York across roughly the southern portion of York County. In December 2022 the district adopted a policy requiring students to use bathrooms, locker rooms, and athletic teams corresponding to the sex on their birth certificate, with a gender-neutral bathroom as an alternative. The board moved to make this permanent in spring 2023. This is a defining cultural decision for the district that directly affects how transgender students are treated and is the kind of policy a family would weigh when choosing to attend. In 2023-24 budget deliberations, the board advanced a spending plan that could have raised property taxes meaningfully, and board review exposed substantial costs associated with largely unfilled seats at the district's alternative school, signaling ongoing fiscal pressure.
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