📍 2426 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 17602
Smoketown El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 435 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Conestoga Valley SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smoketown El Sch enrolls 435 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 247 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 435 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Smoketown 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 13, state house district 43.
Smoketown El Sch is one of 6 schools in Conestoga Valley SD, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,848 students district-wide and employs 292 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 435 students, Smoketown El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 641 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large