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Elizabethtown Area SD Schools
Elizabethtown Area SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Lancaster County (Elizabethtown). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Elizabethtown Area SD on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Elizabethtown Area SD
5 of 5 schools in Elizabethtown Area SD carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 1C: 1
Best schools in Elizabethtown Area SD
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Bainbridge El Sch (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Bear Creek School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- East High Street El Sch (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Elizabethtown Area MS (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Elizabethtown Area Shs (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Elizabethtown Area SD
All schools, A to Z (5)
- A Bainbridge El Sch, Bainbridge
- A Bear Creek School, Elizabethtown
- A- East High Street El Sch, Elizabethtown
- B- Elizabethtown Area MS, Elizabethtown
- C+ Elizabethtown Area Shs, Elizabethtown
Where Elizabethtown Area SD schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Elizabethtown (4)
- Bainbridge (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Lancaster County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,640 students with 234 full-time-equivalent teachers and 379 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4209120
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Donegal SD (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Northeastern York SD (8 schools, 9 mi)
- Middletown Area SD (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Derry Township SD (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Manheim Central SD (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Eastern York SD (5 schools, 10 mi)
- Lower Dauphin SD (8 schools, 11 mi)
- Central York SD (7 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about Elizabethtown Area SD
How many schools are in Elizabethtown Area SD?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Elizabethtown Area SD, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Elizabethtown Area SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Elizabethtown, Bainbridge.
How good are the schools in Elizabethtown Area SD?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 54.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 57.8%. 60% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Elizabethtown Area SD?
3,640 students were enrolled in Elizabethtown Area SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Elizabethtown Area SD?
Elizabethtown Area SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Lancaster County, with its district office in Elizabethtown. Its boundary covers about 52.1 sq mi.