Veterans Memorial El Sch

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, Veterans Memorial El Sch educates 451 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Parkland SD.

Across the 12 schools in Parkland SD (9,975 students total), Veterans Memorial El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Veterans Memorial El Sch lists that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Lehigh County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Veterans Memorial El Sch has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lehigh County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Veterans Memorial El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.5%, the actual is 76.9%, a residual of +15.3 points.

In the broader community, Lehigh County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,079 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Lehigh County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students), of which Veterans Memorial El Sch is one.

Fred J. Jaindl El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Veterans Memorial El Sch comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

On the community side, members of the Veterans Memorial El Sch community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.