📍 131 North School Dr, Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, 18328
Bushkill El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dingmans Ferry, Pike County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Stroudsburg Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bushkill El Sch enrolls 366 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 21% Two or more races and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 153 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 58 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 366 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bushkill El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-80, state senate district 20, state house district 189.
Bushkill El Sch is one of 10 schools in East Stroudsburg Area SD, based in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 6,353 students district-wide and employs 508 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 366 students, Bushkill El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 635 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant