📍 524 W State St, Hamburg, Berks County, 19526
Tilden El Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hamburg, Berks County. The school has 566 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hamburg Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tilden El Center enrolls 566 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 480 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
307 of the school's 566 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 285 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Tilden El Center 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 29, state house district 124.
Tilden El Center is one of 4 schools in Hamburg Area SD, based in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,072 students district-wide and employs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 566 students, Tilden El Center is close to the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large