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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Chambersburg Area SD

This page covers 13 elementary schools in Chambersburg Area SD. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

13
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 13
1
rank
Guilford Hills El Sch
Grades KG–05193 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1) · above-average investment ($17,822/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,822
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
44%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Scotland El Sch
Grades KG–05424 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,822/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,822
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
South Hamilton El Sch
Grades KG–05260 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,822/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
16.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,822
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Fayetteville El Sch
Grades KG–05442 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1) · above-average investment ($17,822/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,822
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
5
rank
Hamilton Heights El Sch
Grades KG–05560 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,822/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,822
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
6
rank
New Franklin El Sch
Grades KG–05227 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,822/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,822
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
7
rank
Falling Spring El Sch
Grades KG–05284 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,822/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
19.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,822
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Benjamin Chambers El Sch
Grades KG–05518 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,822/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,822
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
9
rank
Marion El Sch
Grades KG–05214 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,822/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,822
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
10
rank
Stevens El Sch
Grades KG–05335 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,822/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,822
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
3 more elementary schools in Chambersburg Area SD not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
13
Elementary Schools
17
Total Schools
63
#1 Score
51
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.