📍 805 Holly Pike, Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland County, 17065
W.G. Rice El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland County. The school has 432 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Middleton SD school district. It serves grades K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
W.G. Rice El Sch enrolls 432 students across grades K–2. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.5% Asian and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 349 | 81% |
| Asian | 41 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 432 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
W.G. Rice El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 193.
W.G. Rice El Sch is one of 4 schools in South Middleton SD, based in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,160 students district-wide and employs 156 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 432 students, W.G. Rice El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 540 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe