📍 7920 Interchange Rd, Lehighton, Carbon County, 18235
Towamensing El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lehighton, Carbon County. The school has 324 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palmerton Area SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Towamensing El Sch enrolls 324 students across grades K–6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 300 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
116 of the school's 324 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 106 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Towamensing El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-70, state senate district 14, state house district 122.
Towamensing El Sch is one of 5 schools in Palmerton Area SD, based in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,637 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 324 students, Towamensing El Sch is close to the district average of about 327 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant