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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISBURG CITY SD·NCES 421158001766
Foose School
1301 Sycamore St, Harrisburg, PA 17104 · (717) 703-1280 · Dauphin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
11.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
511 students
DISTRICT 104% · 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 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
56%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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
11.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
5.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.6% | 5.8% |
| 2023-24 | 9.8% | 7.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Foose School
Foose School's state test result (11.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foose School this school | 522 | 97.9% | 11.3% |
| Davis School York | 530 | 98.9% | 11.8% |
| Webster School Philadelphia | 510 | 98.8% | 22.8% |
| Marshall Street Elementary School Norristown | 585 | 96.8% | 35.5% |
| Jackson School York | 501 | 97.4% | 10.9% |
| Lawton Henry W School Philadelphia | 571 | 99.3% | 23.6% |
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 Foose School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,363 of 1,396 | #29 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.8% | #1,472 of 1,511 ▼ 48 | #33 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #1,474 of 1,511 ▲ 26 | #33 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #470 of 1,638 | #10 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #250 of 1,528 | #6 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #407 of 1,531 | #23 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #459 of 1,600 | #12 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #354 of 450 | #14 of 19 |
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
522
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 522 | 46.4 | 11.3:1 | 98% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 48 | 10.6:1 | 100% (511) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 47.4 | 11.3:1 | 100% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 48 | 10.7:1 | 99% (511) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 39.4 | 12.9:1 | 91% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 86% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 92% (631) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 92% (363) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 35 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foose School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (507 to 522); teachers up 18% (39.4 to 46.4).
About Foose School
Foose School is an elementary school with a street address in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 522 students across pre-K through 5.
In Harrisburg City SD, 12 schools enroll a combined 6,462 students.
Federal enrollment data show Foose School is 53% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 39% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% White. The school's Hispanic share is 42 points above the 12% share among Dauphin County residents. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Foose School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is higher. Foose School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 98%. The average for public schools in Dauphin County is 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, Foose School lands at F, ahead of 2% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Foose School falls short of its prediction by 24.3 points. The model expects 35.6% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Pennsylvania; the school's rate is 11.3%.
Dauphin County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $76,242 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Foose School shares Dauphin County with 74 other public schools.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Sylvan Heights Science CS, is the closest to Foose School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 11.3% is below the 33.1% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 514 in 2020-21 and 522 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Foose School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dauphin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrisburg City SD
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,343 students
- Camp Curtin AcademyMiddle · 724 students
- Benjamin Franklin SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Melrose SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Scott at Lincoln SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Marshall Math Science AcademyMiddle · 408 students
Other schools in Harrisburg
- Commonwealth Charter Academy CSCombined · 29,320 students
- Reach Cyber CSCombined · 5,721 students
- Central Dauphin SHSHigh · 1,966 students
- Central Dauphin East SHSHigh · 1,573 students
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,343 students
- Dauphin County Technical SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
Nearby schools
- Sylvan Heights Science CS0.1 mi · 217
- Rowland Academy0.7 mi · 353
- Melrose School0.8 mi · 536
- Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp1.2 mi · 347
- Capital Area School for the Arts CS1.3 mi · 193
- Scott at Lincoln School1.4 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Foose SchoolHow large is Foose School?
Foose School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-05.
Is Foose School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Foose School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Foose School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Foose School.
What is the student diversity at Foose School?
Student demographics at Foose School are roughly 2% White, 53% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Foose School public or private?
Foose School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harrisburg City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.