Nancy Grayson El Sch

Nancy Grayson El Sch operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Shippensburg Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 532 students spanning grades K through 3. That puts it 20% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 6 schools in Shippensburg Area SD (3,636 students total), Nancy Grayson El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Nancy Grayson El Sch records that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Nancy Grayson El Sch records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Nancy Grayson El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 47.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household income runs about $77,003, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,432 students), Nancy Grayson El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Shippensburg Area MS, roughly 0.8 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nancy Grayson El Sch ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.2%.

Nancy Grayson El Sch operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nancy Grayson El Sch has increased 19%, going from 446 students in 2018 to 532 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 86% to 73% over that span.

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