The top reported proficiency rate is 24% in English language arts. The lowest is 11% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Devers Sch
Devers School is a small neighborhood school serving prekinergarten through eighth grade in York, a historic Pennsylvania city where downtown revitalization and residential growth in surrounding townships have been reshaping the community. The school enrolls a diverse student body in which the vast majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the racial and ethnic makeup is predominantly Latino and Black.
The school's state assessment results show proficiency well below the state midpoint. In the most recent tested subjects and grades, math proficiency stood in the bottom quartile relative to other school-level entities in York County, with English language arts proficiency also considerably below the county median. Science data from an earlier year showed similarly low results. When proficiency is averaged across tested subjects, Devers ranks in the bottom quartile of York County schools. A parent may want to look into further detail with school leadership about what academic supports and interventions are in place, what gains the school is tracking, and what next steps the district has planned.
The school sits within the York City School District, which exited state financial recovery status in late 2022 after roughly a decade under heavy state oversight, returning governance to local school leaders. That change has material significance: it marks the end of crisis-era management and the beginning of locally controlled decision-making. More recently, the district received a substantial increase in state funding under Pennsylvania's new adequacy-based formula for 2024-25, enabling hiring of additional staff and expansion of programs and resources. These district-level shifts are backdrop to what individual schools like Devers can accomplish in coming years.
York itself is a small historic city where downtown has been actively redeveloping around Market Street, with new residential conversions, cultural venues, restaurants, and breweries drawing foot traffic. The city is fairly walkable with a transit network radiating from downtown. Surrounding York Township has been growing with new residential subdivisions. Housing values in the area are below state and national mediums, and rental costs have risen but remain moderate relative to income. The major employers in York County include York Hospital, Amazon, Walmart, WellSpan Health, and government agencies, with York College of Pennsylvania also anchoring the region.
Devers enrolls about seven hundred students across its grade band, with enrollment relatively stable across elementary and middle grades. All enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the school's neighborhood and the families it serves. The school is housed on Chanceford Avenue in York proper. Since the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Data on English learner enrollment and special education service rates were not available.
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