Fayetteville El Sch

Fayetteville El Sch is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, operated by Chambersburg Area SD, with 481 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within Chambersburg Area SD, which oversees 17 schools and 9,373 students, Fayetteville El Sch is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fayetteville El Sch records that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest comes out to 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Fayetteville El Sch reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Fayetteville El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Franklin County's rate of about 69%.

With demographic context factored in, Fayetteville El Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 36.2%; Fayetteville El Sch posts 57.0%, +20.9 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put the typical household earns roughly $77,003 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,432 students), Fayetteville El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Guilford Hills El Sch, around 1.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Fayetteville El Sch. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fayetteville El Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 52.8%.

Fayetteville El Sch operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fayetteville El Sch has contracted 4%, going from 500 students in 2018 to 481 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 79% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.