📍 675 Red Dale Rd, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, 17961
Blue Mountain El East Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County. The school has 616 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blue Mountain SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue Mountain El East Sch enrolls 616 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 555 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 616 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 198 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
Blue Mountain El East Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 124.
Blue Mountain El East Sch is one of 4 schools in Blue Mountain SD, based in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,424 students district-wide and employs 199 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 616 students, Blue Mountain El East Sch is close to the district average of about 606 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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