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Elmwood Academy

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

100 E Elmwood Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 · (717) 691-4578 · Part of Mechanicsburg Area School District

Mechanicsburg’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
712
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about Elmwood Academy

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 55%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 E Elmwood Avenue, Mechanicsburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4331
Grade 5381
Enrollment over time
705’20
720’21
707’22
720’23
712’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Black 10%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elmwood Academy from Mechanicsburg families.

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The district →
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Shepherdstown El Sch
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Broad Street El Sch
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Northside El Sch
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B+
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Mechanicsburg MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mechanicsburg
C+
1,112 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Mechanicsburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.