📍 50 S 6th St, Columbia, Lancaster County, 17512
Park El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Lancaster County. The school has 478 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia Borough SD school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Park El Sch enrolls 478 students across grades K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 9.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 212 | 44% |
| White | 186 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 9.8% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
340 of the school's 478 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 340 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.
Park El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 36, state house district 98.
Park El Sch is one of 4 schools in Columbia Borough SD, based in Columbia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,326 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 478 students, Park El Sch is larger than the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large