Resica El Sch

Resica El Sch is a mid-tier elementary-level community in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, run under East Stroudsburg Area SD. The school enrolls 404 students in grades K through 5.

Within East Stroudsburg Area SD, which oversees 10 schools and 6,353 students, Resica El Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Resica El Sch logs that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 21% multiracial, 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% Native American. By comparison, Monroe County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Resica El Sch shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Resica El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Monroe County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Resica El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Monroe County) shows that median household earnings sit near $83,565, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Monroe County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,752 students), Resica El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Middle Smithfield El Sch, around 3.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Resica El Sch comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.9%.

Resica El Sch operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 512 students in 2018 compared to 404 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.