📍 600 Brad Street, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, 17257
James Burd El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shippensburg, Cumberland County. The school has 502 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shippensburg Area SD school district. It serves grades K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Burd El Sch enrolls 502 students across grades K–3. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 352 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 11% |
| Asian | 48 | 9.6% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 502 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
James Burd 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 86.
James Burd El Sch is one of 6 schools in Shippensburg Area SD, based in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,638 students district-wide and employs 224 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 502 students, James Burd El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 606 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe