📍 302 Randel St, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, 17972
Elementary West is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blue Mountain SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
Elementary West enrolls 451 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 413 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 451 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Elementary West is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 125.
Elementary West 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 451 students, Elementary West is smaller than the district average of about 606 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe