Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMBERSBURG AREA SD·NCES 420555007530
New Franklin Elementary School
3584 Wayne Rd, Chambersburg, PA 17202 · (717) 261-3454 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
200 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
60.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +14.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 45.6% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 22 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 New Franklin Elementary School
New Franklin Elementary School's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Franklin Elementary School this school | 206 | 97.1% | 57.7% |
| Priestley School Northumberland | 250 | 98.0% | N/A |
| Falling Spring Elementary School Chambersburg | 256 | 94.5% | 57.8% |
| South Hamilton Elementary School Chambersburg | 275 | 97.1% | 60.8% |
| Octorara Elementary School Atglen | 270 | 98.9% | 49.9% |
| Wallenpaupack South Elementary School Newfoundland | 254 | 98.8% | 54.5% |
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 New Franklin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #657 of 1,396 | #10 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #531 of 1,511 ▲ 324 | #7 of 24 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #391 of 1,511 ▲ 478 | #2 of 24 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #1,516 of 1,638 | #21 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,423 of 1,528 | #19 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #551 of 1,531 | #8 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #502 of 1,600 | #9 of 25 |
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
206
+8 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 33.0:1
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 | 206 | 12.6 | 16.4:1 | 97% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 13.8 | 14.5:1 | 99% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 14.3 | 15.9:1 | 85% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 6 | 33.0:1 | 63% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 181 | 11.5 | 15.8:1 | 57% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 15 | 16.6:1 | 60% (150) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Franklin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (181 to 206); teachers up 10% (11.5 to 12.6).
About New Franklin Elementary School
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, is home to New Franklin Elementary School, a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 206 students in kindergarten through 5. The school is 53% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Chambersburg Area SD has 9,373 students in 17 schools, and New Franklin Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest group at New Franklin Elementary School is White students, at 68%. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Franklin County, the White share is about 87%. The diversity index for New Franklin Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.4:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 3.3 students per teacher. By family income, 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 69% average for public schools in Franklin County is 29 points lower.
New Franklin Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 36.0% for New Franklin Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 57.7%. The 21.8-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Franklin County, home to about 157,379 people, median household income comes to about $77,003, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 41 public schools in the county, enrolling about 21,432, New Franklin Elementary School among them.
About 2.6 miles separate New Franklin Elementary School from the closest public school, Falling Spring Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, New Franklin Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place New Franklin Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 4% gain took enrollment from 198 in 2020-21 to 206 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 33.0:1 to 16.4:1.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
157,379
Census ACS
Median income
$77,003
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
21,432 students
Quick facts
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Other New Franklin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named New Franklin Elementary. New Franklin Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- New Franklin ElementaryNew Franklin, MO · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Falling Spring Elementary School2.6 mi · 256
- Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School2.8 mi · 706
- Franklin County Career and Technology Center2.8 mi · 3
- Chambersburg Area MS - South3.2 mi · 1,025
- Marion Elementary School3.6 mi · 292
- Chambersburg Area SHS3.7 mi · 2,319
Frequently asked questions
About New Franklin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend New Franklin Elementary School?
New Franklin Elementary School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades KG-05.
Is New Franklin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Franklin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at New Franklin Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at New Franklin Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Franklin Elementary School?
At New Franklin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees New Franklin Elementary School?
New Franklin Elementary School is overseen by Chambersburg Area SD in Franklin County.
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