Hamilton El Sch

Hamilton El Sch, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, operated by Carlisle Area SD, works with 388 students, covering grades K through 5.

Hamilton El Sch is one of 10 schools operated by Carlisle Area SD, a district that caters to 5,087 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Hamilton El Sch reports that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 28% Black, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cumberland County (around 41%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hamilton El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.9%.

In the surrounding community, Cumberland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,494 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hamilton El Sch is one of 57 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students).

Crestview El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hamilton El Sch comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 49.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hamilton El Sch has decreased 6%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 388 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 2% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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