📍 1329 Buchert Road, Pottstown, Montgomery County, 19464
Lower Pottsgrove El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pottstown, Montgomery County. The school has 661 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pottsgrove SD school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lower Pottsgrove El Sch enrolls 661 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 18% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 121 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 11% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
319 of the school's 661 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Lower Pottsgrove El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-40, state senate district 44, state house district 146.
Lower Pottsgrove El Sch is one of 5 schools in Pottsgrove SD, based in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,957 students district-wide and employs 223 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 661 students, Lower Pottsgrove El Sch is close to the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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