St Thomas El Sch

Set in Saint Thomas, Pennsylvania, St Thomas El Sch is a cozy primary school, run under Tuscarora SD. It instructs 297 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Tuscarora SD (2,182 students total), St Thomas El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, St Thomas El Sch reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, St Thomas El Sch has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 62% of students at St Thomas El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, St Thomas El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.9%.

Across the wider county, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $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), St Thomas El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Hamilton El Sch, around 4.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts St Thomas El Sch at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St Thomas El Sch has edged down 5%, going from 314 students in 2018 to 297 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 87% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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