📍 400 S Forge Rd, Palmyra, Lebanon County, 17078
Forge Road El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmyra, Lebanon County. The school has 345 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palmyra Area SD school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forge Road El Sch enrolls 345 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 258 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 11% |
| Asian | 27 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
106 of the school's 345 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 100 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Forge Road El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 101.
Forge Road El Sch is one of 6 schools in Palmyra Area SD, based in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,414 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 345 students, Forge Road El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large