Jersey Shore Area El Sch

596 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

Jersey Shore Area Elementary School, located at 601 Locust St in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, serves as a primary educational hub for the local community within the Jersey Shore Area School District. As a public institution, the school is dedicated to fostering the academic, social, and emotional growth of its young students. It typically provides a structured curriculum that emphasizes foundational literacy, mathematics, and science, while also incorporating programs designed to develop students' interpersonal skills and civic responsibility.

The school is an integral part of the small-town fabric of Jersey Shore, often acting as a center for community engagement and parent-teacher collaboration. By providing a supportive and inclusive learning environment, the institution aims to prepare its elementary-aged students for the transition to middle school. Through a mix of traditional instruction and extracurricular opportunities, the school strives to instill a lifelong love of learning in its students while maintaining the core values of the surrounding Lycoming County community.

596

Total Students

41.9

Full-Time Teachers

14.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Jersey Shore Area El Sch
Demographic	Student Count
White	562
Hispanic	12
Black	2
Two or More	20

White
562 (94.3 %)
Two or More
20 (3.4 %)
Hispanic
12 (2.0 %)
Black
2 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Jersey Shore Area SD
Phone:	(570)398-7120
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	596
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	41.9
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	14.2
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 85

Grade 1 101

Grade 2 101

Grade 3 110

Grade 4 97

Grade 5 102