📍 465 Beyer Ave, Punxutawney, Jefferson County, 15767
Punxsutawney Area El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Punxutawney, Jefferson County. The school has 1,079 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Punxsutawney Area SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 93.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Punxsutawney Area El Sch enrolls 1,079 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 93.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.9% Two or more races and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,033 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
694 of the school's 1,079 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 693 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Punxsutawney Area El Sch is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 25, state house district 66.
Punxsutawney Area El Sch is one of 2 schools in Punxsutawney Area SD, based in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,928 students district-wide and employs 175 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,079 students, Punxsutawney Area El Sch is close to the district average of about 964 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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