Hance El Sch

Located at 5518 Molnar Drive, in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, Hance El Sch is a medium-sized elementary-level community that instructs 406 students (grades K through 3), part of Pine-Richland SD.

Within Pine-Richland SD, which oversees 6 schools and 4,553 students, Hance El Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Hance El Sch records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Native American. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the income-and-resources front, Hance El Sch shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Hance El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. About 8% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Hance El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Allegheny County) records that median household income runs about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Hance El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Poff El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hance El Sch comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 80.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 9%: 373 students in 2018 compared to 406 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.