Benjamin Rush El Sch

Located at 3400 Hulmeville Rd, in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Benjamin Rush El Sch is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that educates 446 students (grades K through 6), part of Bensalem Township SD.

Across the 9 schools in Bensalem Township SD (6,368 students total), Benjamin Rush El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Benjamin Rush El Sch shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 23% White, 19% Black, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 7% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Benjamin Rush El Sch reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bucks County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Benjamin Rush El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.2%, the actual is 28.8%, a residual of -9.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Bucks County shows median household income runs about $114,764, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Benjamin Rush El Sch is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students).

Cecelia Snyder MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Benjamin Rush El Sch ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Benjamin Rush El Sch has shrank 4%, going from 464 students in 2018 to 446 in 2025.

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