Elk Ridge School
Education in Oxford, PA
Elk Ridge School
- 200 Wickersham Road
Oxford, PA 19363 - 610-932-6670
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Elk Ridge is a 1st and 2nd grade school comprised of 12 sections of 1st grade and 5 sections of 2nd grade. The remaining 2nd grade students attend the Nottingham Elementary School. New 1st and 2nd grade students are screened at registration or before school starts using multiple assessments including the DRA. For the 2009-2010 school year, Class size ranges from 22 to 23 students.
The school provides a nurturing, caring and safe place to learn at each child’s developmental level. Reading instruction is provided through a balanced literacy approach that focuses on developing independent reading skill, phonemic awareness, phonics, reading strategies, sight vocabulary and writing skills. Mathematics instruction is provided using the Everyday Mathematics (The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project) program.