📍 1 Church Street, East Smithfield, Bradford County, 18817
SRU El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Smithfield, Bradford County. The school has 400 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Athens Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
SRU El Sch enrolls 400 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
400 of the school's 400 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 400 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.
SRU El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 23, state house district 68.
SRU El Sch is one of 4 schools in Athens Area SD, based in Athens, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,023 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 400 students, SRU El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 506 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant