AVELLA EL CENTER
Avella El Center is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the Avella Area SD school district, located in Avella, PA with about 282 students offering grade levels from Kindergarten to 6th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 21 teachers, Avella El Center has a student/teacher ratio of about 13:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
Avella Elementary Center, located at 1000 Avella Road in Avella, Pennsylvania, serves as the primary educational facility for younger students within the Avella Area School District. As a public institution, the school is dedicated to providing a foundational academic experience for children in the community, typically focusing on core subjects such as reading, mathematics, science, and social studies, while fostering a supportive environment conducive to early childhood development.
The school functions as a focal point for the small, close-knit rural community of Avella. By prioritizing a student-centered approach, Avella Elementary aims to prepare its pupils for the transition to middle and high school, emphasizing both academic proficiency and social-emotional growth. Through its faculty and administrative leadership, the center strives to maintain strong ties with local families, ensuring that the educational experience is integrated with the values and expectations of the surrounding Washington County area.
For more information, contact Avella El Center at (724) 356-2294 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Avella, PA 15312-2109
(724) 356-2294
AVELLA EL CENTER is a public Title I school in Avella, PA with about 282 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Pennsylvania
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Avella Area SD
- Total Students:
- 282
- Teachers:
- 21.93
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide eligible-Title I targeted assistance program
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 282 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending AVELLA EL CENTER is predominantly White, representing about 98% of the student body.
- White
- 98.2%
- Two or more races
- 1.4%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 0.4%
- Female
- 45.7%
- Male
- 54.3%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.