Franklin Twp El Sch

Franklin Twp El Sch operates as a cozy elementary campus in Cashtown, Pennsylvania, operated by Gettysburg Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 340 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Gettysburg Area SD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,782 students. Franklin Twp El Sch is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Franklin Twp El Sch records that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder comes out to 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Franklin Twp El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.0%.

In the area at large, Adams County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,092 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Franklin Twp El Sch is one of 26 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 12,831 students).

The closest other public school is Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch, roughly 4.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Franklin Twp El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 373 students in 2018 compared to 340 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 84% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Franklin Twp El Sch community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.