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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NESHAMINY SD·NCES 421641005154
Buck Elementary School
1650 North Woodbourne Road, Langhorne, PA 19047 · (215) 809-6300 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
109 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 5% smaller than its 4th grade class (112).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
76.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 76.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 71.7% |
% 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Buck Elementary School
Buck Elementary School's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Elementary School this school | 571 | 19.1% | 72.7% |
| Bon Meade Elementary School Moon township | 572 | 18.5% | 84.1% |
| Skippack Elementary School Collegeville | 557 | 18.0% | 76.6% |
| Vernfield Elementary School Telford | 517 | 22.2% | 70.2% |
| Chatham Park Elementary School Havertown | 582 | 15.6% | 83.4% |
| Springfield Twp Elementary School-Enfield Erdenheim | 550 | 20.7% | N/A |
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 Buck Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #243 of 1,396 | #24 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #163 of 1,511 ▲ 52 | #11 of 72 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #358 of 1,511 ▲ 34 | #32 of 72 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #329 of 1,638 | #21 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,457 of 1,528 | #69 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #877 of 1,531 | #51 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #1,452 of 1,600 | #42 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #415 of 450 | #18 of 19 |
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
571
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 571 | 33.7 | 16.9:1 | 19% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 32.3 | 18.1:1 | 19% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 31 | 19.2:1 | 17% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 15% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 30.9 | 18.3:1 | 13% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 18% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 2% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 793 | 37 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buck Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (566 to 571); teachers up 9% (30.9 to 33.7).
About Buck Elementary School
Buck Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The school counts 571 students across kindergarten through 4. The school's enrollment is 29% bigger than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Neshaminy SD oversees Buck Elementary School and 9 other schools, with 9,353 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Buck Elementary School is 80% White. The school is also 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Bucks County is about 81% White. By the diversity index, Buck Elementary School comes in at 35%.
Federal data list 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Buck Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.9:1. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. The lunch program counts 19% of students at Buck Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Bucks County average 40%.
The allk12 Grade for Buck Elementary School is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Buck Elementary School would be expected to post about 69.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.7%.
Bucks County has these Census figures: median household income is about $114,764, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Bucks County number 123 and enroll about 81,956.
The shortest distance from Buck Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Maple Point Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Buck Elementary School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Buck Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 554 to 571.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Neshaminy SD
- Neshaminy High SchoolHigh · 2,916 students
- Maple Point Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,296 students
- Poquessing Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Tawanka Elementary SchoolElementary · 835 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
Other schools in Langhorne
- Neshaminy High SchoolHigh · 2,916 students
- Maple Point Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,296 students
- Tawanka Elementary SchoolElementary · 835 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Point Middle School0.1 mi · 1,296
- Goodnoe Elementary School2.3 mi · 668
- Afton Elementary School2.9 mi · 483
- Council Rock HS North2.9 mi · 1,674
- Newtown Middle School2.9 mi · 833
- Sandburg Middle School3.0 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Buck Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Buck Elementary School?
Buck Elementary School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Buck Elementary School serve?
Buck Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Buck Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Buck Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Buck Elementary School?
Student demographics at Buck Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Buck Elementary School in?
Buck Elementary School is part of Neshaminy SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.