Brandywine Heights El Sch

Located at 445 Barkley St., in Topton, Pennsylvania, Brandywine Heights El Sch is a close-knit elementary campus that teaches 372 students (grades pre-K through 3), part of Brandywine Heights Area SD.

Brandywine Heights Area SD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,245 students. Brandywine Heights El Sch is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brandywine Heights El Sch lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder is composed of 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Berks County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Brandywine Heights El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Berks County's rate of about 67%.

After controlling for student poverty, Brandywine Heights El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.8%; this one delivers 57.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Berks County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Berks County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), Brandywine Heights El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brandywine Heights El Sch at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.1%.

Brandywine Heights El Sch operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 393 students in 2018 compared to 372 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.