Chambers Hill El Sch

Chambers Hill El Sch is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, run under Central Dauphin SD, with 257 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Chambers Hill El Sch sits 42% below that benchmark.

Central Dauphin SD runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 12,389 students. Chambers Hill El Sch is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Chambers Hill El Sch lists that 29% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 25% White, 18% Black, 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Dauphin County as a whole is about 7% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dauphin County (around 59%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chambers Hill El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dauphin County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,242, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chambers Hill El Sch is one of 75 public schools in Dauphin County (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students).

Rutherford El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Chambers Hill El Sch comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 17%: 220 students in 2018 compared to 257 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment grew from 4% to 29% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.