📍 349 S 9th St, Quakertown, Bucks County, 18951
6th Grade Center is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Quakertown, Bucks County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Quakertown Community SD school district. It serves grades 6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
6th Grade Center enrolls 372 students across grades 6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 288 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 15 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 372 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
6th Grade Center 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-10, state senate district 24, state house district 145.
6th Grade Center is one of 8 schools in Quakertown Community SD, based in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,587 students district-wide and employs 307 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, 6th Grade Center is smaller than the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large