Middlesex El Sch

Middlesex El Sch is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, run under Cumberland Valley SD, serveing 419 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 11 schools in Cumberland Valley SD (10,374 students total), Middlesex El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Middlesex El Sch shows that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Middlesex El Sch has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Middlesex El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.4%, the actual is 51.2%, a residual of -7.2 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cumberland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,494 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Cumberland County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students), Middlesex El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Crestview El Sch, roughly 3.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Middlesex El Sch comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Middlesex El Sch has ticked up 6%, going from 394 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 70% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.