Enrollment
166
Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Sweet Valley, PA
Ross El Sch
Federal NCES profile for Ross El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 421302002920
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 59
📋 Attendance 81
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Ross El Sch earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Pennsylvania schools.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- small classes for Pennsylvania
- 43.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 166
- students enrolled
Ross El Sch has class sizes smaller than 89% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Lake-Lehman Sd · Pennsylvania
NCES ID 421302002920 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg
-24% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
43.5%
vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg
-25% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ross El Sch compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ross El Sch
Ross El Sch is a small elementary school in Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania, enrolling 166 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Ross El Sch is leaner than roughly 89% of Pennsylvania schools and 24% under the state's 13.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 43.5% lands close to the Pennsylvania typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Pennsylvania schools, with 166 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.
Against 95 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #24.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 208 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 7.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Lake-Lehman Sd also operates Lake-Lehman Jshs (745 students) and Lehman-Jackson El Sch (411 students) alongside Ross El Sch.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Ross El Sch compares
Ross El Sch on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.4:1 | ▼ 24% | 13.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 43.5% | ▼ 25% | 58.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 166 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
166
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
43.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 25% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 24% below state mean
Top 11% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
7.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$17,458
per pupil, district-wide
- below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.8 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 91.6%
African American 4.2%
Two or More 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino 1.8%
Largest group: White at 91.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 15.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 15.8, Ross El Sch is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lake-Lehman Sd, which includes Ross El Sch.
$17,458
Per student
-3%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 54.1%
State 39.4%
Federal 6.4%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Ross El Sch Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake-Lehman Jshs | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Lehman-Jackson El Sch | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Lake-Noxen El Sch | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Ross El Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 745
- Students per teacher
- 14.9:1
- Resource Index
- 40/100
- Enrollment
- 411
- Students per teacher
- 14.2:1
- Resource Index
- 51/100
- Enrollment
- 236
- Students per teacher
- 9.8:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~166 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Ross El Sch
How many students attend Ross El Sch?
Ross El Sch has 166 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Sweet Valley, PA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ross El Sch?
The student-teacher ratio at Ross El Sch is 10.4:1, which is 24% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ross El Sch?
43.5% of students at Ross El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ross El Sch?
The largest demographic group at Ross El Sch is White at 91.6% of enrollment, in Sweet Valley, PA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ross El Sch?
Ross El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Ross El Sch a good school?
Ross El Sch earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Pennsylvania schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Lake-Lehman Sd?
Besides Ross El Sch, Lake-Lehman Sd also operates Lake-Lehman Jshs (745 students), Lehman-Jackson El Sch (411 students), and Lake-Noxen El Sch (236 students). See the Lake-Lehman Sd district page for the complete list.
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