NESCOPECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Nescopeck El Sch is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the Berwick Area SD school district, located in Nescopeck, PA with about 192 students offering grade levels from Pre-Kindergarten to 4th 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 15 teachers, Nescopeck El Sch has a student/teacher ratio of about 12:1. 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.
Nescopeck Elementary School, located at 315 Dewey St in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, is a primary educational institution serving the local community within the Berwick Area School District. As a small-town school, it focuses on providing foundational education to students in the early grade levels, fostering a close-knit environment where students can transition from their primary years toward middle school. The school emphasizes core academic subjects while encouraging a supportive atmosphere conducive to early childhood development.
The school is deeply integrated into the Nescopeck borough, often acting as a central hub for community engagement and local youth activities. Because it is part of the broader Berwick Area School District, students at Nescopeck Elementary benefit from the shared resources, curriculum standards, and extracurricular opportunities provided by the larger district while maintaining the personalized, intimate setting of a smaller neighborhood elementary school.
For more information, contact Nescopeck El Sch at (570) 759-6426 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Nescopeck, PA 18635-1421
(570) 759-6426
NESCOPECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public Title I school in Nescopeck, PA with about 192 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Pennsylvania
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Berwick Area SD
- Total Students:
- 192
- Teachers:
- 15.81
- 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 192 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending NESCOPECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is predominantly White, representing about 93% of the student body.
- White
- 93.2%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 5.2%
- Two or more races
- 1.6%
- Female
- 47.4%
- Male
- 52.6%
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.