📍 4120 Joshua Rd, Lafayette Hill, Montgomery County, 19444
Whitemarsh El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lafayette Hill, Montgomery County. The school has 480 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Colonial SD school district. It serves grades K–3 in a suburban setting. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitemarsh El Sch enrolls 480 students across grades K–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 6.5% Two or more races and 5.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 388 | 81% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 27 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
46 of the school's 480 students (9.6%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 44 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Whitemarsh El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-40, state senate district 7, state house district 148.
Whitemarsh El Sch is one of 7 schools in Colonial SD, based in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,713 students district-wide. With 480 students, Whitemarsh El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 816 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large