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Enrollment
706
High
DISTRICT 1,513 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMBERSBURG AREA SD·NCES 420555007449
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School
2459 Loop Road, Chambersburg, PA 17202 · (717) 261-5656 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
336 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 215 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 184 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 177 | 25% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 45.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School this school | 706 | 47.6% | 55.3% |
| Donegal High School Mount Joy | 955 | 45.5% | 51.0% |
| Garden Spot SHS New Holland | 865 | 48.2% | 62.5% |
| Conrad Weiser High School Robesonia | 848 | 41.7% | 53.2% |
| Hamburg Area High School Hamburg | 674 | 50.3% | 43.8% |
| Eastern Lebanon Co SHS Myerstown | 773 | 42.4% | 53.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #224 of 576 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #210 of 626 ▲ 15 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #324 of 626 ▼ 21 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #271 of 713 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #581 of 601 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #205 of 604 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #379 of 619 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #97 of 221 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
706
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 26.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 706 | 32.9 | 21.5:1 | 48% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 32.4 | 21.1:1 | 49% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 719 | 31.4 | 22.9:1 | 34% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 27 | 26.9:1 | 30% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 23.3 | 27.9:1 | 23% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 685 | 33 | 20.8:1 | 41% (282) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (650 to 706); teachers up 41% (23.3 to 32.9).
About Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School is a medium-sized high school in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The school's 706 students are in grades 9 through 12.
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School is run by Chambersburg Area SD, whose 17 schools enroll 9,373 students.
At 74%, White students outnumber all other groups at Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School combined. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among people living in Franklin County, the White share is about 87%. By the diversity index, Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School comes in at 42%.
The school reports 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 21.5 students per teacher. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%. The gap from the 69% average for public schools in Franklin County is 20 points.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 57.2%. Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School scores 55.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Franklin County show that median household income is about $77,003, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 41 public schools in Franklin County, with a combined enrollment of about 21,432.
Franklin County Career and Technology Center is located less than a tenth of a mile from Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 725 in 2020-21 and 706 in 2024-25, a decrease of 19 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 26.9:1 to 21.5:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
157,379
Census ACS
Median income
$77,003
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
21,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chambersburg Area SD
- Chambersburg Area SHSHigh · 2,319 students
- Chambersburg Area MS - NorthMiddle · 1,072 students
- Chambersburg Area MS - SouthMiddle · 1,025 students
- Benjamin Chambers Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Hamilton Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Fayetteville Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
Other schools in Chambersburg
- Chambersburg Area SHSHigh · 2,319 students
- Chambersburg Area MS - NorthMiddle · 1,072 students
- Chambersburg Area MS - SouthMiddle · 1,025 students
- Benjamin Chambers Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Hamilton Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Scotland Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin County Career and Technology Center0.0 mi · 3
- South Hamilton Elementary School1.8 mi · 275
- Stevens Elementary School2.1 mi · 305
- Chambersburg Area SHS2.6 mi · 2,319
- Chambersburg Area MS - South2.8 mi · 1,025
- New Franklin Elementary School2.8 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Chambersburg Area Career Magnet SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School?
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School enrolls approximately 706 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School serve?
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School.
What is the student diversity at Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School?
Student demographics at Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School are roughly 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School?
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School is overseen by Chambersburg Area SD in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.