Linglestown El Sch

Set in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Linglestown El Sch is a reasonably sized K-5 school, operated by Central Dauphin SD. It instructs 475 students across grades K through 5.

Linglestown El Sch is one of 19 schools operated by Central Dauphin SD, a district that teaches 12,389 students overall.

On demographics, Linglestown El Sch logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 12% Asian, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dauphin County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Linglestown El Sch has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Linglestown El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dauphin County (around 59%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Linglestown El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.1%; actual is 66.1%, +30.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dauphin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,242 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Linglestown El Sch is one of 75 public schools in Dauphin County (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students).

Linglestown MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Linglestown El Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 16%: 408 students in 2018 compared to 475 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Linglestown El Sch community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.