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Which teacher or staff member at Linglestown El Sch deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL DAUPHIN SD·NCES 420540001777
Linglestown Elementary School
1044 N Mountain Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17112 · (717) 657-3211 · Dauphin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
460 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 63.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Linglestown Elementary School
Linglestown Elementary School's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linglestown Elementary School this school | 475 | 96.8% | 66.1% |
| Carnegie Elementary School Carnegie | 408 | 98.3% | 44.1% |
| Belmont Hills Elementary School Bensalem | 580 | 94.3% | 43.1% |
| Scotland Elementary School Chambersburg | 460 | 95.2% | 49.1% |
| Cornwells Elementary School Bensalem | 556 | 99.3% | 45.5% |
| Meredith William M School Philadelphia | 556 | 92.6% | 85.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Linglestown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #412 of 1,396 | #7 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #510 of 1,511 ▼ 109 | #9 of 36 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #459 of 1,511 ▼ 125 | #8 of 36 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #601 of 1,638 | #13 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,258 of 1,528 | #31 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #415 of 1,531 | #24 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #510 of 1,600 | #14 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.4% | #125 of 450 | #5 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
475
+89 (+23%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 475 | 31.7 | 15.0:1 | 97% (460) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 31.7 | 14.5:1 | 99% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 31.6 | 14.0:1 | 41% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 27% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 30.5 | 13.4:1 | 31% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 6% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 31 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linglestown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (408 to 475); teachers up 4% (30.5 to 31.7).
About Linglestown Elementary School
Linglestown Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It has an enrollment of 475 students in kindergarten through 5.
Linglestown Elementary School belongs to Central Dauphin SD, a district of 19 schools and 12,389 students.
The largest group at Linglestown Elementary School is White students, at 64%. Other groups include 12% Asian, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Dauphin County residents are about 63% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Based on 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Linglestown Elementary School has a ratio of 15.0:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. Income data for the school show 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 38 points above the 59% average for public schools in Dauphin County.
Linglestown Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Linglestown Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools. It scores 66.1%; the prediction is 36.1%.
In Dauphin County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $76,242 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Linglestown Elementary School, Dauphin County has 75 public schools.
Linglestown Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Linglestown Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Linglestown Elementary School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Linglestown Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Linglestown Elementary School had a net gain of 89 students, or 23%. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Dauphin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Dauphin SD
- Central Dauphin SHSHigh · 1,966 students
- Central Dauphin East SHSHigh · 1,573 students
- Linglestown Middle SchoolMiddle · 841 students
- Central Dauphin Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- North Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Central Dauphin East Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
Other schools in Harrisburg
- Commonwealth Charter Academy CSCombined · 29,320 students
- Reach Cyber CSCombined · 5,721 students
- Central Dauphin SHSHigh · 1,966 students
- Central Dauphin East SHSHigh · 1,573 students
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,343 students
- Dauphin County Technical SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
Nearby schools
- Linglestown Middle School0.1 mi · 841
- Mountain View Elementary School1.0 mi · 373
- Paxtonia Elementary School1.3 mi · 682
- Central Dauphin SHS2.0 mi · 1,966
- North Side Elementary School2.4 mi · 722
- Infinity CS3.1 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Linglestown Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Linglestown Elementary School?
Linglestown Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Linglestown Elementary School serve?
Linglestown Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Linglestown Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Linglestown Elementary School.
How diverse is Linglestown Elementary School?
Linglestown Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Linglestown Elementary School?
Linglestown Elementary School is overseen by Central Dauphin SD in Dauphin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.