📍 4225 Gettysburg Rd, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, 17011
Allen MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Camp Hill, Cumberland County. The school has 477 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Shore SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Allen MS enrolls 477 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 354 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
198 of the school's 477 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 188 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Allen MS 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.
Allen MS 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 477 students, Allen MS is smaller than the district average of about 574 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large