📍 2181 School Dr, State College, Centre County, 16803
Park Forest El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in State College, Centre County. The school has 430 pupils enrolled. It is part of the State College Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Park Forest El Sch enrolls 430 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 8.6% Two or more races and 6.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 76% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 28 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 3.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
83 of the school's 430 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 78 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
Park Forest El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 81.
Park Forest El Sch is one of 11 schools in State College Area SD, based in State College, Pennsylvania. The district serves 6,799 students district-wide and employs 545 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 430 students, Park Forest El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small