📍 3 Indian Ln, Lehighton, Carbon County, 18235
Lehighton Area Elementary Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lehighton, Carbon County. The school has 998 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lehighton Area SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 73.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lehighton Area Elementary Center enrolls 998 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 73.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 820 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
549 of the school's 998 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 512 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Lehighton Area Elementary Center is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-70, state senate district 14, state house district 122.
Lehighton Area Elementary Center is one of 3 schools in Lehighton Area SD, based in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,114 students district-wide and employs 188 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 998 students, Lehighton Area Elementary Center is larger than the district average of about 705 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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