📍 4728 Route 66, Apollo, Westmoreland County, 15613
Kiski Area Upper El Sch is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Apollo, Westmoreland County. The school has 493 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kiski Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kiski Area Upper El Sch enrolls 493 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 7.3% Black or African American and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 445 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
493 of the school's 493 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 493 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kiski Area Upper El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 41, state house district 55.
Kiski Area Upper El Sch is one of 6 schools in Kiski Area SD, based in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,297 students district-wide and employs 196 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 493 students, Kiski Area Upper El Sch is close to the district average of about 550 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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