Iron Forge El Sch

Iron Forge El Sch is an elementary school of average-sized scale in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, overseen by South Middleton SD, enrolling 468 students in grades 3 through 5.

Within South Middleton SD, which oversees 4 schools and 2,136 students, Iron Forge El Sch is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Iron Forge El Sch records that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 16% Asian, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Iron Forge El Sch has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Iron Forge El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.4%; this one delivers 59.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cumberland County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,494 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Cumberland County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students), Iron Forge El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Boiling Springs HS, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Iron Forge El Sch at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Iron Forge El Sch has declined 4%, going from 487 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 2% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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