📍 98 Lefever Street, Gettysburg, Adams County, 17325
Lincoln El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gettysburg, Adams County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gettysburg Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lincoln El Sch enrolls 372 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 270 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 372 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 166 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lincoln El Sch is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 91.
Lincoln El Sch is one of 5 schools in Gettysburg Area SD, based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,783 students district-wide and employs 213 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Lincoln El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 557 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe