📍 1301 Sycamore St, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, 17104
Foose Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrisburg City SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Foose Sch enrolls 535 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 42% Black or African American and 4.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 262 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 227 | 42% |
| White | 25 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
535 of the school's 535 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 535 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Foose Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 15, state house district 103.
Foose Sch is one of 12 schools in Harrisburg City SD, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 6,578 students district-wide and employs 427 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 535 students, Foose Sch is close to the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small