The top reported proficiency rate is 65% in Science. The lowest is 32% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Letort El Sch
Letort Elementary serves the neighborhoods of Carlisle and Mount Holly Springs as a regular public school for kindergarten through fifth grade. The school sits in an area shaped by a county-seat borough with institutional anchors (Dickinson College, Penn State Dickinson Law, the U.S. Army War College) and a logistics-driven I-81 corridor economy, alongside active downtown reinvestment. Housing values in the Carlisle area are modest and have appreciated slightly year-over-year. Mortgage-to-income ratios are moderate for the region, and rental costs are broadly stable.
The school enrolls a small cohort, distributed evenly across its grade bands. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a student body with considerable economic need. The student body is racially and ethnically mixed: roughly half the enrollment is white, with meaningful shares identifying as Black, multiracial, or Hispanic, and a smaller share Asian. Specific counts for students with individualized education plans and English learners were not available in the data, so a parent may want to look into those categories directly with the school.
In state testing, Letort's performance is mixed and falls below the midpoint among districts across Cumberland County. The most recent English language arts results from grades 3 through 5 show that roughly four in ten students achieved proficiency on the state assessment. Math proficiency lagged further, at roughly three in ten students. Science results from the prior year were notably higher, approaching two-thirds proficiency. State testing data for earlier grades was not available, as Pennsylvania does not assess kindergarten through second grade. Trend data and multi-year change could not be reliably computed with the data at hand.
The school's standing relative to other county districts shows overall proficiency in tested subjects below the county median. A parent considering Letort should understand that test results here are at the lower end for the district cohort, and may want to ask the school directly about instructional priorities, intervention programs, and any recent changes in approach to address math and language arts outcomes.
The district serving Letort encompasses Carlisle and Mount Holly Springs. Carlisle itself is a walkable small city on a historic street grid anchored by a central courthouse square, with downtown redevelopment ongoing. The town hosts Dickinson College, WellSpan/UPMC healthcare operations, and a cluster of logistics centers along I-81. Mount Holly Springs, a smaller borough northwest of Carlisle, sits in rolling landscape with more rural character. Both communities are within reach of the LeTort Spring Run and state parks such as Kings Gap and Colonel Denning. Transit to downtown Harrisburg is available via Capital Area Transit Route C on weekdays.
Cumberland County is the fastest-growing county in Pennsylvania, driven partly by warehousing and distribution expansion. Carlisle's 2023 Comprehensive Plan and recent zoning changes are positioning the town for light manufacturing (breweries and craft production) alongside continued retail and service-sector growth. A new neighborhood hospital is slated to open in early 2026. For families, this translates to a small, economically mixed school in a town with active civic life and institutional presence, set in a county where growth and change are reshaping the landscape.
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