📍 516 7th St, New Cumberland, Cumberland County, 17070
Hillside El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Cumberland, Cumberland County. The school has 534 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Shore SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillside El Sch enrolls 534 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 342 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
313 of the school's 534 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Hillside El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Hillside El Sch is one of 13 schools in West Shore SD, based in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. The district serves 7,467 students district-wide and employs 524 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 534 students, Hillside El Sch is close to the district average of about 574 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large