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Enrollment
591
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND VALLEY SD·NCES 420711001696
Shaull Elementary School
1 Shaull Drive, Enola, PA 17025 · (717) 732-2460 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
15.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
104 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 137 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 71% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
71.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 71.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 62.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 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 Shaull Elementary School
Shaull Elementary School's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaull Elementary School this school | 591 | 17.6% | 74.1% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School Blue Bell | 643 | 17.7% | 84.8% |
| Gwynedd Square Elementary School Lansdale | 610 | 19.2% | 74.5% |
| Oaks Elementary School Oaks | 591 | 16.6% | 78.6% |
| Bethel Springs Elementary School Garnet Valley | 537 | 13.8% | 76.6% |
| South Fayette Elementary School McDonald | 717 | 14.2% | N/A |
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 Shaull Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #215 of 1,396 | #3 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #254 of 1,511 ▲ 177 | #3 of 34 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #113 of 1,511 ▲ 94 | #2 of 34 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #277 of 1,638 | #3 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,303 of 1,528 | #28 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #402 of 1,531 | #17 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.6% | #1,476 of 1,600 | #36 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #645 of 1,045 | #12 of 21 |
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
591
+69 (+13%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 591 | 38.7 | 15.3:1 | 18% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 37.2 | 14.1:1 | 20% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 35.7 | 14.7:1 | 20% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 14% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 41.8 | 15.7:1 | 12% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 14% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 5% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 17 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shaull Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (657 to 591); teachers down 7% (41.8 to 38.7).
About Shaull Elementary School
Shaull Elementary School is a public elementary school in Enola, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 591 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 33% above average.
Cumberland Valley SD operates 11 schools. Combined enrollment is 10,374 students.
By race and ethnicity, Shaull Elementary School is 61% White. The rest of enrollment is 23% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Cumberland County's population at about 82%. The chance that two students picked at random at Shaull Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Dividing enrollment by its 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.3:1. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. Eligible students account for 18% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The rate at public schools in Cumberland County averages 41%, higher than here.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Shaull Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Shaull Elementary School would be expected to post about 70.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cumberland County show that median household income is about $87,494, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Shaull Elementary School is one of 57 public schools in Cumberland County, which together enroll about 33,044 students.
The next-closest public school is Winding Creek Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Shaull Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 74.1% against a local average of 63.8%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 591 was 13% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 522. Students per teacher rose from 13.7 in 2020-21 to 15.3 in 2024-25.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,323
Census ACS
Median income
$87,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
33,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland Valley SD
- Cumberland Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,163 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,403 students
- Eagle View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Winding Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,055 students
- Sporting Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Hampden Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Other schools in Enola
- East Pennsboro Area SHSHigh · 779 students
- East Pennsboro Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- East Pennsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
Nearby schools
- Winding Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 1,055
- Mountain View Middle School1.4 mi · 1,403
- Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center2.7 mi · 28
- Green Ridge Elementary School2.8 mi · 474
- Hampden Elementary School2.8 mi · 538
- East Pennsboro Elementary School3.3 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Shaull Elementary SchoolHow large is Shaull Elementary School?
Shaull Elementary School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Shaull Elementary School serve?
Shaull Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shaull Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shaull Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shaull Elementary School?
At Shaull Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 23% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Shaull Elementary School public or private?
Shaull Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cumberland Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.