📍 1000 Fremont St, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 17603
Lafayette El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 427 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette El Sch enrolls 427 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 260 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 15% |
| White | 49 | 11% |
| Asian | 34 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
427 of the school's 427 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 427 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.
Lafayette El Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 13, state house district 96.
Lafayette El Sch is one of 19 schools in Lancaster SD, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The district serves 9,959 students district-wide and employs 838 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 427 students, Lafayette El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small