📍 1000 First Street, Freedom, Beaver County, 15042
Economy El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Freedom, Beaver County. The school has 447 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ambridge Area SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Economy El Sch enrolls 447 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 365 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 8.5% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
445 of the school's 447 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 445 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.
Economy El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 16.
Economy El Sch is one of 5 schools in Ambridge Area SD, based in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,189 students district-wide and employs 146 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 447 students, Economy El Sch is close to the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large