📍 825 Lions Rd, Lake Ariel, Lackawanna County, 18436
Jefferson El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Ariel, Lackawanna County. The school has 258 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Pocono SD school district. It serves grades K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jefferson El Sch enrolls 258 students across grades K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.7% Two or more races and 1.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 240 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 258 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 69 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
Jefferson El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-80, state senate district 22, state house district 118.
Jefferson El Sch is one of 5 schools in North Pocono SD, based in Moscow, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,879 students district-wide and employs 212 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 258 students, Jefferson El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 576 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe