📍 810 East Tenth Street, Berwick, Luzerne County, 18603
Salem El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Berwick, Luzerne County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Berwick Area SD school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Salem El Sch enrolls 396 students across grades K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 319 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
396 of the school's 396 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 396 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.
Salem El Sch is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 27, state house district 116.
Salem El Sch is one of 5 schools in Berwick Area SD, based in Berwick, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,559 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 396 students, Salem El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 512 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant