📍 185 School Dr, New Ringgold, Schuylkill County, 17960
West Penn Twp El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Ringgold, Schuylkill County. The school has 280 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tamaqua Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Penn Twp El Sch enrolls 280 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
136 of the school's 280 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Penn Twp El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 29, state house district 124.
West Penn Twp El Sch is one of 4 schools in Tamaqua Area SD, based in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,048 students district-wide and employs 131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 280 students, West Penn Twp El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 512 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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