📍 705 Scott Avenue, Glenshaw, Allegheny County, 15116
Shaler Area El Sch is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Glenshaw, Allegheny County. The school has 882 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shaler Area SD school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shaler Area El Sch enrolls 882 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5% Two or more races and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 790 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
367 of the school's 882 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 344 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Shaler Area 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 30.
Shaler Area El Sch is one of 7 schools in Shaler Area SD, based in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,840 students district-wide and employs 319 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 882 students, Shaler Area El Sch is larger than the district average of about 549 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large