📍 500 E 2nd St, Cumberland, Allegany County, 21502
South Penn Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cumberland, Allegany County. The school has 523 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Allegany County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Penn Elementary enrolls 523 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 15% Two or more races and 8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 390 | 75% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
404 of the school's 523 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 404 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Penn Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 MD-60, state senate district 1.
South Penn Elementary is one of 22 schools in Allegany County Public Schools, based in Cumberland, Maryland. The district serves 8,113 students district-wide and employs 618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 523 students, South Penn Elementary is larger than the district average of about 369 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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