Scotland El Sch

Set in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Scotland El Sch is a mid-sized primary school, operated by Chambersburg Area SD. It enrolls 460 students across grades K through 5.

Chambersburg Area SD comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 9,373 students; Scotland El Sch is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Scotland El Sch shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Scotland El Sch records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Scotland El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.8%; this one delivers 49.1%.

In the surrounding community, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,003, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Scotland El Sch is one of 41 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 21,432 students).

The closest other public school is Grandview El Sch, roughly 2.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Scotland El Sch comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Scotland El Sch's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 460). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 79% to 73%.

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