📍 150 W 10th St, Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, 18229
L B Morris El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County. The school has 624 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jim Thorpe Area SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
L B Morris El Sch enrolls 624 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 536 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 624 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
L B Morris El Sch is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-70, state senate district 14, state house district 122.
L B Morris El Sch is one of 3 schools in Jim Thorpe Area SD, based in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,683 students district-wide and employs 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 624 students, L B Morris El Sch is close to the district average of about 561 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe