📍 601 North 16th St, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, 17901
Clarke El Ctr is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pottsville, Schuylkill County. The school has 805 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pottsville Area SD school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Clarke El Ctr enrolls 805 students across grades K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 569 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 7% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
566 of the school's 805 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 550 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Clarke El Ctr is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 29, state house district 123.
Clarke El Ctr is one of 3 schools in Pottsville Area SD, based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,589 students district-wide and employs 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 805 students, Clarke El Ctr is close to the district average of about 863 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant