📍 601 Kosciuszko Street, Nanticoke, Luzerne County, 18634
GNA El Ctr is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Nanticoke, Luzerne County. The school has 505 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greater Nanticoke Area SD school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
GNA El Ctr enrolls 505 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 9.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 357 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
505 of the school's 505 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 505 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.
GNA El Ctr 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-80, state senate district 14, state house district 119.
GNA El Ctr is one of 4 schools in Greater Nanticoke Area SD, based in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,293 students district-wide and employs 126 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 505 students, GNA El Ctr is close to the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large