📍 267 Five Points Richmond Rd, Bangor, Northampton County, 18013
DeFranco El Sch is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bangor, Northampton County. The school has 431 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bangor Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
DeFranco El Sch enrolls 431 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 371 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
180 of the school's 431 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 174 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
DeFranco El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-70, state senate district 40, state house district 137.
DeFranco El Sch is one of 5 schools in Bangor Area SD, based in Bangor, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,672 students district-wide and employs 195 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 431 students, DeFranco El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 534 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe