📍 200 Wickersham Rd, Oxford, Chester County, 19363
Elk Ridge School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oxford, Chester County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oxford Area SD school district. It serves grades 1–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Elk Ridge School enrolls 412 students across grades 1–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 228 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 412 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 412 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.
Elk Ridge School 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-60, state senate district 19, state house district 13.
Elk Ridge School is one of 6 schools in Oxford Area SD, based in Oxford, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,129 students district-wide and employs 256 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 412 students, Elk Ridge School is smaller than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe