📍 40 Trojan Way, Coal Center, Washington County, 15423
California Area El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Coal Center, Washington County. The school has 490 pupils enrolled. It is part of the California Area SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
California Area El Sch enrolls 490 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 9% Two or more races and 4.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 410 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 490 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 283 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
California Area 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 49.
California Area El Sch is one of 3 schools in California Area SD, based in Coal Center, Pennsylvania. The district serves 939 students district-wide and employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 490 students, California Area El Sch is larger than the district average of about 313 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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