Eisenhower El Sch

As a cozy primary school in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Eisenhower El Sch hosts 260 students from grades 3 through 5, operated by Camp Hill SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 41% leaner than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Camp Hill SD (1,213 students total), Eisenhower El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Eisenhower El Sch shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, Cumberland County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Eisenhower El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Eisenhower El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.4%, the actual is 77.2%, a residual of +7.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cumberland County indicate median household income runs about $87,494, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Eisenhower El Sch is one of 57 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students).

Nearest neighbor: Camp Hill MS, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eisenhower El Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Eisenhower El Sch's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 260). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 82% to 72%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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