📍 1001 E Orange St, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 17602
Burrowes El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 304 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burrowes El Sch enrolls 304 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 201 | 66% |
| White | 38 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 10 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
280 of the school's 304 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 272 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Burrowes El Sch 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 13, state house district 96.
Burrowes 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 304 students, Burrowes 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: Suburb - Large