Robert Reid El Sch

Robert Reid El Sch is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in Middletown, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Middletown Area SD, with 410 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 5 schools in Middletown Area SD (2,272 students total), Robert Reid El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Robert Reid El Sch reports that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 10% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Robert Reid El Sch has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dauphin County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Robert Reid El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dauphin County put median household earnings sit near $76,242, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dauphin County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students), Robert Reid El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Middletown Area HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert Reid El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robert Reid El Sch at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Robert Reid El Sch's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 410). The White share of enrollment declined from 65% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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