📍 100 E Elmwood Avenue, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, 17055
Elmwood Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. The school has 707 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mechanicsburg Area SD school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elmwood Academy enrolls 707 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 11% Black or African American and 7.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 505 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 36 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
263 of the school's 707 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Elmwood Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 88.
Elmwood Academy is one of 8 schools in Mechanicsburg Area SD, based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,717 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 707 students, Elmwood Academy is larger than the district average of about 590 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large