📍 520 Elm St, Emmaus, Lehigh County, 18049
Jefferson El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Emmaus, Lehigh County. The school has 269 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Penn SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson El Sch enrolls 269 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 168 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
115 of the school's 269 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 106 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Jefferson 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-70, state senate district 18, state house district 131.
Jefferson El Sch is one of 10 schools in East Penn SD, based in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. The district serves 7,851 students district-wide and employs 563 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 269 students, Jefferson El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 785 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large