Clarence M Gockley El Sch

Located at 2940 MacArthur Road, in Whitehall, Pennsylvania, Clarence M Gockley El Sch is an average-sized elementary school that caters to 574 students (grades K through 1), run under Whitehall-Coplay SD. Enrollment runs roughly 30% above the state mean of about 443.

Whitehall-Coplay SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 4,170 students; Clarence M Gockley El Sch is among them.

In terms of who attends, Clarence M Gockley El Sch records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 37% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Clarence M Gockley El Sch records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lehigh County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Lehigh County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,079, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Lehigh County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students), Clarence M Gockley El Sch is one campus in the mix.

George D Steckel El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Clarence M Gockley El Sch's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 533 (now 574). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 31% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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