Gettysburg Montessori CS

Set in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg Montessori CS is a tight-knit primary school, overseen by Gettysburg Montessori CS. It caters to 281 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 37% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Operationally, Gettysburg Montessori CS answers to Gettysburg Montessori CS, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Gettysburg Montessori CS reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Adams County's rate of about 47%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gettysburg Montessori CS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.7%; this one delivers 40.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Adams County put median household income runs about $84,092, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Adams County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,831 students), of which Gettysburg Montessori CS is one.

Gettysburg Area HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gettysburg Montessori CS ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site. Gettysburg Montessori CS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 43%: 197 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Gettysburg Montessori CS community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.