📍 84 Mountain Ave, Portage, Cambria County, 15946
Portage Area El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portage, Cambria County. The school has 448 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portage Area SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Portage Area El Sch enrolls 448 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.8% Two or more races and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 418 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 448 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 225 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Portage Area El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 72.
Portage Area El Sch is one of 2 schools in Portage Area SD, based in Portage, Pennsylvania. The district serves 743 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 448 students, Portage Area El Sch is larger than the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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