Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch

As a sprawling primary school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch serves 792 students from grades 3 through 5, one of the schools within Susquehanna Township SD. Enrollment runs roughly 79% above the state mean of about 443.

Across the 4 schools in Susquehanna Township SD (3,137 students total), Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch logs that the largest single group is Black at 30%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 21% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 17% White, 13% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Dauphin County's rate of about 59%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.4%; Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch posts 24.9%, -21.5 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dauphin County put median household income runs about $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. In all, Dauphin County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students), of which Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Sara Lindemuth El Sch, roughly 2.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch's enrollment has rose 12% since 2018, when it stood at 706 (now 792). The Asian share of enrollment edged up from 10% to 21% over that span.

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