Letort El Sch

Located at 110 E South St, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Letort El Sch is a compact elementary school that works with 225 students (grades K through 5), run under Carlisle Area SD. That puts it 49% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Within Carlisle Area SD, which oversees 10 schools and 5,087 students, Letort El Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Letort El Sch lists that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Black, 17% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cumberland County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Letort El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cumberland County) shows that median household income runs about $87,494, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Letort El Sch is one of 57 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students).

Lamberton MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Letort El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Letort El Sch at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Letort El Sch's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 249 (now 225). Black enrollment moved from 26% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.