Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENSALEM TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 420333004675
Benjamin Rush Elementary School
3400 Hulmeville Rd, Bensalem, PA 19020 · (215) 750-2800 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
410 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
23.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.9% | 23.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 21.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Benjamin Rush Elementary School
Benjamin Rush Elementary School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Rush Elementary School this school | 446 | 91.9% | 28.8% |
| Vare-Washington Elementary School Philadelphia | 375 | 87.7% | 40.8% |
| Samuel K Faust Elementary School Bensalem | 546 | 99.3% | 35.7% |
| Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 Pittsburgh | 360 | 93.9% | 42.9% |
| Fox Chase School Philadelphia | 507 | 93.1% | 49.0% |
| Neil Armstrong #40 Scranton | 441 | 96.8% | 36.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Benjamin Rush Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #1,188 of 1,396 | #70 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,246 of 1,511 ▲ 1 | #72 of 72 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #1,241 of 1,511 ▲ 10 | #71 of 72 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #701 of 1,638 | #40 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #965 of 1,528 | #50 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #24 of 1,531 | #1 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #634 of 1,600 | #11 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #893 of 1,045 | #43 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
446
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 446 | 32.7 | 13.6:1 | 92% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 35.2 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 29.4 | 12.8:1 | 76% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 75% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 32.3 | 14.4:1 | 54% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 39 | 9.7:1 | 83% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 34 | 10.9:1 | 66% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 32% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 26 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin Rush Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (464 to 446); teachers up 1% (32.3 to 32.7).
About Benjamin Rush Elementary School
Benjamin Rush Elementary School is one of the public schools in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 446 students covers kindergarten through 6.
Benjamin Rush Elementary School is part of a district of 9 schools: Bensalem Township SD, with 6,368 students.
Enrollment at Benjamin Rush Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 37%. The school is also 23% White, 19% Black, 13% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 7% Hispanic share among all Bucks County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Benjamin Rush Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
The school reported 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have a similar average ratio of 13.1:1. Eligible students account for 92% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 40% average for public schools in Bucks County is 52 points lower.
Benjamin Rush Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Benjamin Rush Elementary School's results are 9.4 points below predicted: 28.8% against 38.2%.
In Bucks County (population about 647,461), median household income is about $114,764, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Benjamin Rush Elementary School is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County, which together enroll about 81,956 students.
Cecelia Snyder Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Benjamin Rush Elementary School is behind the 41.7% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Benjamin Rush Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Benjamin Rush Elementary School went from 431 students to 446.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Benjamin Rush Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bensalem Township SD
- Bensalem Twp High SchoolHigh · 2,151 students
- Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Belmont Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Cornwells Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Robert K Shafer Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- Samuel K Faust Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
Other schools in Bensalem
- Bensalem Twp High SchoolHigh · 2,151 students
- School Lane CSCombined · 1,378 students
- Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Belmont Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Cornwells Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Robert K Shafer Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
Other Benjamin Rush Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Benjamin Rush Elementary. Benjamin Rush Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Benjamin Rush ElementaryRedmond, WA · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Cecelia Snyder Middle School0.1 mi · 453
- Robert K Shafer Middle School0.3 mi · 552
- Bensalem Twp High School0.7 mi · 2,151
- Russell C Struble Elementary School1.1 mi · 496
- Cornwells Elementary School1.5 mi · 556
- Samuel K Faust Elementary School1.6 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin Rush Elementary SchoolHow large is Benjamin Rush Elementary School?
Benjamin Rush Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Benjamin Rush Elementary School serve?
Benjamin Rush Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Rush Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benjamin Rush Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Benjamin Rush Elementary School?
Benjamin Rush Elementary School reports a student body of 23% White, 37% Hispanic, 19% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Benjamin Rush Elementary School?
Benjamin Rush Elementary School is overseen by Bensalem Township SD in Bucks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.