Cambria El Sch

Cambria El Sch is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, operated by Central Cambria SD, enrolling 542 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 22% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Within Central Cambria SD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,503 students, Cambria El Sch is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Cambria El Sch lists that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest is composed of 4% multiracial. Compared to Cambria County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Cambria El Sch reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Cambria El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 37% of students at Cambria El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Cambria County's rate of about 73%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cambria El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 61.3%.

In the broader community, Cambria County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,418 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cambria County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students), Cambria El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Central Cambria HS, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cambria El Sch at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 52.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cambria El Sch has increased 13%, going from 480 students in 2018 to 542 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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