Lamberton MS

As a moderately sized intermediate school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Lamberton MS caters to 583 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Carlisle Area SD.

Lamberton MS is one of 10 schools operated by Carlisle Area SD, a district that serves 5,087 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lamberton MS records that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Cumberland County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lamberton MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Cumberland County shows median household earnings sit near $87,494, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Lamberton MS is one of 57 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students).

Nearest neighbor: Letort El Sch, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lamberton MS at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lamberton MS has changed only slightly, going from 579 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 77% to 63% over that span.

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