📍 126 Ewell Rd, East Earl, Lancaster County, 17519
Blue Ball El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Earl, Lancaster County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Eastern Lancaster County SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue Ball El Sch enrolls 442 students across grades K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 362 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 442 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 206 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Blue Ball 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 99.
Blue Ball El Sch is one of 5 schools in Eastern Lancaster County SD, based in New Holland, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,578 students district-wide and employs 224 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 442 students, Blue Ball El Sch is close to the district average of about 516 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large