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What's one thing Hambright El Sch gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN MANOR SD·NCES 421863002626
Hambright Elementary School
3000 Charlestown Rd, Lancaster, PA 17603 · (717) 872-9503 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
381 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
52.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.1pp since 2023
Math
58.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 58.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 52.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Hambright Elementary School
Hambright Elementary School's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hambright Elementary School this school | 574 | 66.4% | 59.1% |
| Bellaire Elementary School Carlisle | 407 | 60.0% | 59.7% |
| West Creek Hills Elementary School Camp Hill | 587 | 57.2% | 55.9% |
| James Burd Elementary School Shippensburg | 529 | 63.9% | 56.3% |
| Fritz Elementary School Lancaster | 526 | 56.1% | 61.2% |
| Mooreland Elementary School Carlisle | 372 | 61.6% | 54.6% |
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 Hambright Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #626 of 1,396 | #33 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #563 of 1,511 ▲ 107 | #25 of 62 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #663 of 1,511 ▼ 181 | #36 of 62 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #315 of 1,638 | #8 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,037 of 1,528 | #45 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #105 of 1,531 | #1 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #754 of 1,600 | #20 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #351 of 450 | #11 of 15 |
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
574
-57 (-9%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 574 | 41.3 | 13.9:1 | 66% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 41.3 | 14.3:1 | 65% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 40.4 | 14.7:1 | 60% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 53% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 33.3 | 16.7:1 | 46% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 50% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 44% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 17% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 349 | 18 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hambright Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (556 to 574); teachers up 24% (33.3 to 41.3).
About Hambright Elementary School
Hambright Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, administered by Penn Manor SD. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 574 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
Federal data list 10 schools in Penn Manor SD, with 5,431 students enrolled.
The student body at Hambright Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 46%. Next come 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Hambright Elementary School totals 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Hambright Elementary School is about 66%. Public schools in Lancaster County average 55%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.1% at Hambright Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.1%.
For the population of Lancaster County, median household income comes to about $86,959, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lancaster County's 114 public schools enroll about 62,719 students and include Hambright Elementary School.
Manor Middle School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hambright Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
Hambright Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 9% across 4 years, from 631 in 2020-21 to 574 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.8:1 to 13.9:1.
The discussion board for Hambright Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Penn Manor SD
- Penn Manor High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Central Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Manor Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- Marticville Middle SchoolMiddle · 393 students
- Eshleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Pequea Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Conestoga Valley SHSHigh · 1,304 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Nearby schools
- Manor Middle School0.1 mi · 472
- Eshleman Elementary School1.7 mi · 337
- Penn Manor High School2.3 mi · 1,807
- Central Manor Elementary School2.4 mi · 595
- Letort Elementary School2.4 mi · 325
- Rohrerstown Elementary School2.4 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Hambright Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hambright Elementary School?
Hambright Elementary School enrolls approximately 574 students in grades KG-06.
Is Hambright Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hambright Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Hambright Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Hambright Elementary School.
How diverse is Hambright Elementary School?
Hambright Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hambright Elementary School in?
Hambright Elementary School is part of Penn Manor SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.