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Letort Elementary School

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Letort Elementary School ranks 990 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

990^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Letort Elementary School is a public elementary school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, serving 242 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Carlisle Area School District, which is ranked 352 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Letort Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 school years. The school's academic performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is generally below the state and district averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in PSSA Math was 31.8%, compared to the Carlisle Area School District average of 32.7% and the Pennsylvania state average of 41.7%. Similarly, the school's PSSA ELA proficiency rate was 46.2%, compared to the district average of 50.4% and the state average of 48.5%.

Letort Elementary School's performance on PSSA tests varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for White students in the bottom 27% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, and the ranking for Low Socioeconomic Status students in the bottom 15%. The school's performance for Hispanic students and Disabled students was also below average, ranking in the bottom 33% and 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, Letort Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with the rate increasing from 58.3% in 2021-2022 to 62.81% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average. While the school's spending per student has increased, this has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes.

225

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,857

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 E South St
Carlisle, PA 17013-2239

(717) 240-6800

District: Carlisle Area School District

Students who attend Letort Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lamberton Middle School
High:	Carlisle Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.3%

African American:

19.6%

Two or more races:

16.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg42%

Pennsylvania avg45%

990^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Carlisle Area School District

352^nd of 606Carlisle Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	990 of 1511	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	998 of 1526	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	891 of 1534	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	802 of 1534	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	950 of 1433	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	689 of 1544	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	843 of 1530	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.7	1032 of 1547	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.1	911 of 1554	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	953 of 1474	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.0	1103 of 1467	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.4	1110 of 1519	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.2	1015 of 1599	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.4	689 of 1597	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.6	1138 of 1579	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	61.0	725 of 1549	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	31.6	1250 of 1551	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.9	1195 of 1555	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.0	1211 of 1545	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.1	1086 of 1299	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.0	1019 of 1308	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	55.1	679 of 1302	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	866 of 1084	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	934 of 1466	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1042 of 1488	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	35.8	306 of 454	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1172 of 1369	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1076 of 1432	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	927 of 1414	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1028 of 1475	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	868 of 1495	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	874 of 1201	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	880 of 1229	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	812 of 1236	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2024)20th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Math32%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

We're a military family and our experience at LeTort has been fantastic - and confirms the advice we received from previous War College attendees. Starting the year, our 3rd grade son was behind in reading and spelling. His teacher and the staff supported him throughout the year. He is now an avid reader and his spelling is on grade level. They've also pushed him in subjects where he normally does well. The school does an amazing job of providing resources and assistance to parents so that parents can do their part as well. There are evening enrichment/fun/social activities on an almost monthly basis. It's been a great year for our son, and we're looking forward to him attending LeTort next year as well. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, February 3, 2018

Have failed my child since day 1! & now at age 10 cant read, do simple math, or make/have any friends. Teachers also been known to join in on the bullying Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, March 14, 2016

If you are a military family coming here for a year, avoid this school and enroll in the private school instead-St Pats, it will be worth the expense of not wasting a year. The elementary classrooms have terrible discipline problems from kids as young as 2nd grade who are violent, disruptive and lack all respect for authority. It is a precursor to a juvenile detention facility since that's where many of them end up in a few years after continuous visits by the principal to classrooms resulting in detention and expulsion. The principal is nice but overwhelmed with problem kids so he does not even know the good kids. The local bullies tip over desks, refuse to do school work and pick on new incoming kids. All of this negatively affects the good kids who want to succeed. Teachers try hard to deal with it and solve the problem of kids who are out of control by mixing seating arrangements of bad kids with the good kids who then have to suffer abuse and bullying. The only reason test scores are not last in the state at LeTort is mainly because of the military kids having academic standards prior to arrival. 2/3 of students get free or reduced lunch while military kids make up about 30% of the other student body -see a trend? It has been a bad experience for our kids and the worst school by far they have been in over the past decade after moving all over the country every few years for the military. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, February 16, 2013

We are a military family and only here a year. Our daughter is in 3rd grade, and LeTort is fantastic. It's not easy transitioning from school to school as a kid, but this staff goes out of its way to make you feel welcome. Aaron Carmichael the principal has such high energy, and also great interaction with all the kids. He holds kids accountable, and has the respect of every parent, teacher and student. We will be sorry to leave. Go Rams! Close Quote

Schools Near Letort Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Letort Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 E South St	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 240-6800	225	19	12.1	67.6%	102 (45.3%)	44 (19.6%)	33 (14.7%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (16.9%)	37.9	990^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.5%		40.8	998^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.6%	8	44.2	29.7	22.2	31.8	50.0	48.6	40.0	46.2	$18,857	$1,118	$17,738
Mooreland Elementary School	Public	K-5	329 Wilson St	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	372	25	14.9	61.6%	186 (50.0%)	43 (11.6%)	73 (19.6%)	35 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.4%)	59.5	662^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	56.2%		52.6	829^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.7%	167	49.2	72.2	28.4	49.2	57.6	68.5	44.1	56.4	$15,638	$487	$15,151
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	K-5	735 Clay St	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 240-6800	388	28	13.9	68.6%	153 (39.4%)	109 (28.1%)	51 (13.1%)	30 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.6%)	36.1	1013^th of 1511 public elementary schools	33.0%		40.6	1000^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.5%	13	35.3	26.2	28.5	29.6	54.9	35.4	47.7	45.3	$18,280	$1,356	$16,924
Bellaire Elementary School	Public	K-5	905 Waggoner's Gap Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	407	27	14.9	60.0%	201 (49.4%)	53 (13.0%)	65 (16.0%)	44 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.8%)	69.5	477^th of 1511 public elementary schools	68.4%		62.6	653^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	57.2%	176	67.1	62.3	42.9	58.6	61.4	59.3	53.5	58.4	$17,344	$1,204	$16,140
Crestview Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 Longs Gap Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	541	31	17.2	55.5%	347 (64.1%)	39 (7.2%)	41 (7.6%)	70 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	55.1	747^th of 1511 public elementary schools	50.6%		49	877^th of 1526 public elementary schools	42.5%	130	58.3	47.1	33.3	46.7	55.2	53.4	48.3	52.4	$15,572	$533	$15,038
Iron Forge Elementary School	Public	3-5	4 Academy Street Suite 200	Boiling Springs	17007	Cumberland County	South Middleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 258-6484	468	34	13.8	40.2%	349 (74.6%)	11 (2.4%)	8 (1.7%)	74 (15.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.7%)	58.4	682^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	54.9%		68.6	522^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	65.8%	160	66.1	63.2	49.4	59.7	42.0	54.5	38.3	44.6	$15,228	$1,087	$14,142
Middlesex Elementary School	Public	K-5	250 N Middlesex Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 697-2362	419	33	12.7	44.9%	293 (69.9%)	22 (5.3%)	37 (8.8%)	45 (10.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	48.6	846^th of 1511 public elementary schools	44.0%		52.1	835^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.3%	11	57.2	57.6	38.0	50.8	35.1	44.1	46.5	41.6	$17,839	$1,347	$16,493
W.G. Rice Elementary School	Public	K-2	805 Holly Pike	Mount Holly Springs	17065	Cumberland County	South Middleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 258-6484	453	35	13.1	45.7%	339 (74.8%)	11 (2.4%)	8 (1.8%)	73 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)								(n/a)									$15,918	$1,128	$14,790
Mt Holly Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 Mooreland Ave	Mount Holly Springs	17065	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 240-6800	215	18	11.7	62.8%	165 (76.7%)	11 (5.1%)	22 (10.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.0%)	30.5	1078^th of 1511 public elementary schools	28.7%		23.5	1175^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.0%	97	51.6	25.9	23.7	33.3	42.0	29.6	34.2	35.4	$19,313	$1,026	$18,287
North Dickinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	151 N Dickinson School Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	193	13	14.8	42.5%	148 (76.7%)	13 (6.7%)	15 (7.8%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	36.1	1012^th of 1511 public elementary schools	33.0%		51.2	845^th of 1526 public elementary schools	44.6%	167	46.6	46.5	25.0	39.5	42.0	32.2	39.3	37.9	$18,273	$257	$18,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Letort Elementary School

Is Letort Elementary School a good school?

Letort Elementary School ranks 990^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Letort Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Letort Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lamberton Middle School
High : Carlisle Area High School

How many students attend Letort Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Letort Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Letort Elementary School?

Students at Letort Elementary School are 45% White, 20% African American, 17% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What district is Letort Elementary School in?

Carlisle Area School District

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