📍 5148 Main Rd, Sweet Valley, Luzerne County, 18656
Ross El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sweet Valley, Luzerne County. The school has 177 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake-Lehman SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ross El Sch enrolls 177 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.3% Black or African American and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 169 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 177 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Ross 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 117.
Ross El Sch is one of 4 schools in Lake-Lehman SD, based in Dallas, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,568 students district-wide and employs 122 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 177 students, Ross El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 392 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant