Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS AREA SD·NCES 420405000768
Brandywine Heights Elementary School
445 Barkley St., Topton, PA 19562 · (610) 682-5171 · Berks County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest 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
11.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
120 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 24% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Brandywine Heights Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -18.6pp since 2023
Math
62.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 67.9% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Brandywine Heights Elementary School
Brandywine Heights Elementary School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandywine Heights Elementary School this school | 372 | 32.3% | 57.5% |
| Moore Elementary School Bath | 362 | 36.2% | 60.9% |
| Marlborough Elementary School Green Lane | 409 | 33.5% | 71.3% |
| Aston Elementary School Aston | 405 | 31.9% | 57.4% |
| John Beck Elementary School Lititz | 432 | 34.5% | 58.4% |
| Twin Valley El Center Elverson | 395 | 37.2% | 65.8% |
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 Brandywine Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #661 of 1,396 | #15 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #452 of 1,511 ▼ 167 | #5 of 47 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #1,001 of 1,511 ▼ 342 | #29 of 47 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #989 of 1,638 | #36 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #329 of 1,528 | #7 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #1,077 of 1,531 | #34 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #1,297 of 1,600 | #46 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #834 of 1,045 | #27 of 33 |
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
372
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 372 | 32.1 | 11.6:1 | 32% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 32.7 | 11.1:1 | 33% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 30% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 30% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 27.8 | 14.1:1 | 35% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 34% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 21% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 8% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 25 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandywine Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (393 to 372); teachers up 15% (27.8 to 32.1).
About Brandywine Heights Elementary School
Brandywine Heights Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Topton, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 372 students, in pre-K through 3.
Brandywine Heights Area SD has a total of 3 schools and 1,245 students, Brandywine Heights Elementary School among them.
Most students at Brandywine Heights Elementary School are White: 86% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Berks County is roughly 70% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Brandywine Heights Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
Its teaching staff equals 32.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 32%. That rate is below the 67% average among public schools in Berks County.
Brandywine Heights Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Brandywine Heights Elementary School is 6.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 57.5% actual, 63.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Within Berks County, median household income is about $79,777, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Berks County number 95 and enroll about 62,375.
Nearby, Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS is about 0.3 miles away. Brandywine Heights Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Local comparison: Brandywine Heights Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 57.5% versus a 65.1% average.
Brandywine Heights Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 376 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 372.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brandywine Heights Area SD
- Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MSMiddle · 460 students
- Brandywine Heights High SchoolHigh · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS0.3 mi · 460
- Brandywine Heights High School1.0 mi · 413
- Kutztown Area Middle School3.4 mi · 314
- Kutztown Area SHS3.4 mi · 420
- Kutztown Elementary School3.6 mi · 384
- Veterans Memorial Elementary School5.2 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Brandywine Heights Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brandywine Heights Elementary School?
Brandywine Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Brandywine Heights Elementary School serve?
Brandywine Heights Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Brandywine Heights Elementary School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Brandywine Heights Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brandywine Heights Elementary School?
At Brandywine Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Brandywine Heights Elementary School public or private?
Brandywine Heights Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brandywine Heights Area SD.
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