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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PENNSBORO AREA SD·NCES 420858001705
East Pennsboro Elementary School
840 Panther Pkwy, Enola, PA 17025 · (717) 732-0441 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Pennsylvania public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
323 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within East Pennsboro Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
57.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 52.4% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 East Pennsboro Elementary School
East Pennsboro Elementary School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Pennsboro Elementary School this school | 583 | 55.4% | 58.4% |
| Norwood School Norwood | 557 | 51.2% | 44.1% |
| Prospect Park School Prospect Park | 546 | 56.2% | 47.5% |
| Old Forge Elementary School Old Forge | 532 | 55.3% | 44.7% |
| Nancy Grayson Elementary School Shippensburg | 532 | 59.2% | 47.1% |
| Central Manor Elementary School Washington Boro | 595 | 51.6% | 62.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 East Pennsboro Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #635 of 1,396 | #21 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #587 of 1,511 ▲ 100 | #17 of 34 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #728 of 1,511 ▼ 9 | #22 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #294 of 1,638 | #5 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,112 of 1,528 | #22 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #376 of 1,531 | #14 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #899 of 1,600 | #13 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #285 of 450 | #8 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
583
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 583 | 41.1 | 14.2:1 | 55% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 53% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 49% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 46 | 12.8:1 | 35% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 35% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 32% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 26% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 17% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Pennsboro Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (552 to 583); teachers up 3% (40 to 41.1).
About East Pennsboro Elementary School
East Pennsboro Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in Enola, Pennsylvania. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 583 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students.
East Pennsboro Elementary School belongs to East Pennsboro Area SD, a district of 4 schools and 2,567 students.
By race and ethnicity, East Pennsboro Elementary School is 62% White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Black, and 6% Asian. That compares with about 82% White among all Cumberland County residents. East Pennsboro Elementary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 41.1 full-time equivalents, or about 14.2 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. About 55% of students, or 323, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cumberland County is 41%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, East Pennsboro Elementary 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.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, East Pennsboro Elementary School would be expected to post about 53.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.4%.
In the county around the school, Cumberland County, median household income is about $87,494, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 57 public schools operate in Cumberland County, serving about 33,044 students.
The nearest other public school, East Pennsboro Area Middle School, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of East Pennsboro Elementary School. By average proficiency, East Pennsboro Elementary School is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
East Pennsboro Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 589 students in 2020-21 and 583 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.8:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for East Pennsboro Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,323
Census ACS
Median income
$87,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
33,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Pennsboro Area SD
- East Pennsboro Area SHSHigh · 779 students
- East Pennsboro Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- West Creek Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
Other schools in Enola
- East Pennsboro Area SHSHigh · 779 students
- East Pennsboro Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Shaull Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Nearby schools
- East Pennsboro Area Middle School0.2 mi · 618
- East Pennsboro Area SHS0.3 mi · 779
- West Creek Hills Elementary School2.1 mi · 587
- Camp Curtin Academy2.6 mi · 724
- Steele School2.7 mi · 362
- Commonwealth Charter Academy CS3.3 mi · 29,320
Frequently asked questions
About East Pennsboro Elementary SchoolHow many students attend East Pennsboro Elementary School?
East Pennsboro Elementary School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does East Pennsboro Elementary School serve?
East Pennsboro Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Pennsboro Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Pennsboro Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Pennsboro Elementary School?
At East Pennsboro Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is East Pennsboro Elementary School in?
East Pennsboro Elementary School is part of East Pennsboro Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.