Hambright El Sch

Set in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Hambright El Sch is a reasonably sized elementary school, operated by Penn Manor SD. It educates 574 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 30% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Within Penn Manor SD, which oversees 10 schools and 5,431 students, Hambright El Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Hambright El Sch reports that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, Hambright El Sch reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 66% of students at Hambright El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lancaster County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hambright El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lancaster County put the typical household earns roughly $86,959 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lancaster County's 114 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students), Hambright El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Manor Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hambright El Sch. On composite proficiency, Hambright El Sch comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.2%.

Hambright El Sch operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hambright El Sch has climbed 3%, going from 556 students in 2018 to 574 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 58% to 46%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Hambright El Sch community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.