Peters El Sch

Located at 4055 Friedens Rd, in Slatington, Pennsylvania, Peters El Sch is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that enrolls 389 students (grades K through 2), operated by Northern Lehigh SD.

Northern Lehigh SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,616 students; Peters El Sch is among them.

On demographics, Peters El Sch lists that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder reads as 23% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at school resources, Peters El Sch lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lehigh County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lehigh County put median household income runs about $80,079, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Peters El Sch is one of 83 public schools in Lehigh County (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northern Lehigh SHS, around 3.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Peters El Sch's enrollment has climbed 19% since 2018, when it stood at 328 (now 389). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 12% to 23%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Peters El Sch typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.