📍 135 Academic Drive, Swiftwater, Monroe County, 18370
Swiftwater El Ctr is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Swiftwater, Monroe County. The school has 959 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pocono Mountain SD school district. It serves grades K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 83.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Swiftwater El Ctr enrolls 959 students across grades K–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 83.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 472 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 294 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 18 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
522 of the school's 959 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 496 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Swiftwater El Ctr 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-80, state senate district 40, state house district 115.
Swiftwater El Ctr is one of 9 schools in Pocono Mountain SD, based in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania. The district serves 7,818 students district-wide and employs 698 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 959 students, Swiftwater El Ctr is close to the district average of about 869 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe