📍 1541 Laurel Blvd, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, 17901
Lengel MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pottsville, Schuylkill County. The school has 699 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pottsville Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lengel MS enrolls 699 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 521 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
461 of the school's 699 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 440 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Lengel MS 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.
Lengel MS 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 699 students, Lengel MS is smaller than the district average of about 863 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant