📍 4055 Friedens Rd, Slatington, Lehigh County, 18080
Peters El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Slatington, Lehigh County. The school has 370 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northern Lehigh SD school district. It serves grades K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peters El Sch enrolls 370 students across grades K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 283 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 370 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 370 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.
Peters El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 16, state house district 183.
Peters El Sch is one of 4 schools in Northern Lehigh SD, based in Slatington, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,627 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 370 students, Peters El Sch is close to the district average of about 407 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe