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The highest-poverty public schools in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 56 qualifying public schools. Allen MS leads the list at 75.4%, against a median of 42.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

75.4%

Median % FRL

42.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Allen MS	Camp Hill, PA	West Shore SD	Middle	272	75.4%
2	Hamilton El Sch	Carlisle, PA	Carlisle Area SD	Elementary	388	68.6%
3	Washington Heights El Sch	Lemoyne, PA	West Shore SD	Elementary	324	68.5%
4	Letort El Sch	Carlisle, PA	Carlisle Area SD	Elementary	225	67.6%
5	Hillside El Sch	New Cumberland, PA	West Shore SD	Elementary	408	66.7%
6	New Cumberland MS	New Cumberland, PA	West Shore SD	Middle	389	65.6%
7	James Burd El Sch	Shippensburg, PA	Shippensburg Area SD	Elementary	529	63.9%
8	Shippensburg Area Intrm Sch	Shippensburg, PA	Shippensburg Area SD	Elementary	495	63.8%
9	Mt Holly Springs El Sch	Mt Holly Springs, PA	Carlisle Area SD	Elementary	215	62.8%
10	Mooreland El Sch	Carlisle, PA	Carlisle Area SD	Elementary	372	61.6%
11	Bellaire El Sch	Carlisle, PA	Carlisle Area SD	Elementary	407	60.0%
12	Newville El Sch	Newville, PA	Big Spring SD	Elementary	351	57.3%
13	West Creek Hills El Sch	Camp Hill, PA	East Pennsboro Area SD	Elementary	587	57.2%
14	Crestview El Sch	Carlisle, PA	Carlisle Area SD	Elementary	541	55.5%
15	East Pennsboro El Sch	Enola, PA	East Pennsboro Area SD	Elementary	583	55.4%
16	Wilson MS	Carlisle, PA	Carlisle Area SD	Middle	604	52.8%
17	Oak Flat El Sch	Newville, PA	Big Spring SD	Elementary	348	51.7%
18	Rossmoyne El Sch	Mechanicsburg, PA	West Shore SD	Elementary	417	51.3%
19	East Pennsboro Area MS	Enola, PA	East Pennsboro Area SD	Middle	618	50.0%
20	W.G. Rice El Sch	Mount Holly Springs, PA	South Middleton SD	Elementary	453	45.7%
21	Carlisle Area HS	Carlisle, PA	Carlisle Area SD	High	1,559	45.2%
22	Middlesex El Sch	Carlisle, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Elementary	419	44.9%
23	Broad Street El Sch	Mechanicsburg, PA	Mechanicsburg Area SD	Elementary	239	44.8%
24	Lamberton MS	Carlisle, PA	Carlisle Area SD	Middle	583	44.6%
25	Kindergarten Academy	Mechanicsburg, PA	Mechanicsburg Area SD	Elementary	321	44.2%
26	Northside El Sch	Mechanicsburg, PA	Mechanicsburg Area SD	Elementary	221	43.4%
27	East Pennsboro Area SHS	Enola, PA	East Pennsboro Area SD	High	779	42.6%
28	North Dickinson El Sch	Carlisle, PA	Carlisle Area SD	Elementary	193	42.5%
29	Big Spring MS	Newville, PA	Big Spring SD	Middle	550	42.0%
30	Highland El Sch	Camp Hill, PA	West Shore SD	Elementary	375	41.9%
31	Cedar Cliff HS	Camp Hill, PA	West Shore SD	High	1,333	41.8%
32	Elmwood Academy	Mechanicsburg, PA	Mechanicsburg Area SD	Elementary	712	40.3%
33	Iron Forge El Sch	Boiling Springs, PA	South Middleton SD	Elementary	468	40.2%
34	Mechanicsburg MS	Mechanicsburg, PA	Mechanicsburg Area SD	Middle	1,112	39.7%
35	Mount Rock Elem Sch	Newville, PA	Big Spring SD	Elementary	331	39.3%
36	Big Spring HS	Newville, PA	Big Spring SD	High	764	39.0%
37	Yellow Breeches MS	Boiling Springs, PA	South Middleton SD	Middle	508	37.0%
38	Mechanicsburg Area SHS	Mechanicsburg, PA	Mechanicsburg Area SD	High	1,412	36.8%
39	Shepherdstown El Sch	Mechanicsburg, PA	Mechanicsburg Area SD	Elementary	283	35.0%
40	Boiling Springs HS	Boiling Springs, PA	South Middleton SD	High	707	34.5%
41	Sporting Hill El Sch	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Elementary	580	34.0%
42	Upper Allen El Sch	Mechanicsburg, PA	Mechanicsburg Area SD	Elementary	321	33.6%
43	Winding Creek El Sch	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Elementary	1,055	32.2%
44	Silver Spring El Sch	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Elementary	528	30.9%
45	Monroe El Sch	Boiling Springs, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Elementary	512	30.3%
46	Hampden El Sch	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Elementary	538	29.6%
47	Grace B Luhrs Univ Elem	Shippensburg, PA	Shippensburg Area SD	Elementary	132	29.5%
48	Green Ridge El Sch	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Elementary	474	29.3%
49	Eagle View MS	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Middle	1,111	28.8%
50	Mountain View MS	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Middle	1,403	28.3%

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