Camp Hill MS

Located at 2401 Chestnut St, in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Camp Hill MS is a close-knit middle-grades school that caters to 299 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Camp Hill SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Camp Hill MS sits 50% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Camp Hill SD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,213 students, Camp Hill MS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Camp Hill MS shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black. Compared to Cumberland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Camp Hill MS has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cumberland County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Camp Hill MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cumberland County) records that the typical household earns roughly $87,494 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Camp Hill MS is one of 57 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students).

Camp Hill SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Camp Hill MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Camp Hill MS at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 60.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Camp Hill MS's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 326 (now 299). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.