📍 1790 S Market St, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, 17055
Upper Allen El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. The school has 286 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mechanicsburg Area SD school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Upper Allen El Sch enrolls 286 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 21% Black or African American and 7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 174 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 21% |
| Asian | 20 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
104 of the school's 286 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
Upper Allen El Sch 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.
Upper Allen El Sch 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 286 students, Upper Allen El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 590 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large