📍 549 Route 228, Mars, Butler County, 16046
Mars Area El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mars, Butler County. The school has 907 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mars Area SD school district. It serves grades 2–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 80% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mars Area El Sch enrolls 907 students across grades 2–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.7% Asian and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 846 | 93% |
| Asian | 34 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
116 of the school's 907 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Mars Area El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 12.
Mars Area El Sch is one of 5 schools in Mars Area SD, based in Mars, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,636 students district-wide and employs 215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 907 students, Mars Area El Sch is larger than the district average of about 727 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large