📍 411 N Walnut St, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, 17055
Northside El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. The school has 248 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mechanicsburg Area SD school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northside El Sch enrolls 248 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 190 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 248 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 106 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
Northside El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 31, state house district 88.
Northside 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 248 students, Northside 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