Bucks County Montessori CS
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (23).
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.5% | 77.7% |
| 2023-24 | 85.8% | 72.6% |
Where Bucks County Montessori CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #144 of 1,511 ▲ 52 | #7 of 72 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #28 of 1,511 ▲ 16 | #2 of 72 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #1,563 of 1,638 | #73 of 74 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 180 | 15.7 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 16.7 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 182 | 15 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 14 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 18.6 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 17 | 11.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 183 | 15 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 110 | 5 | 22.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (195 to 180); teachers down 16% (18.6 to 15.7).
About Bucks County Montessori CS
Bucks County Montessori CS, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. The student body numbers 180 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 59% smaller than that.
In federal data, the district for Bucks County Montessori CS is the school itself.
Roughly 52% of students at Bucks County Montessori CS are White. Other reported shares: 30% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Bucks County's residents are about 81% White, 29 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bucks County Montessori CS and a ratio of 11.5:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Bucks County Montessori CS receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bucks County, the median household income is $114,764, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Bucks County Montessori CS is one of 123 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Fallsington Elementary School, at about 0.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large). NCES lists Bucks County Montessori CS as a charter school.
In 2020-21, Bucks County Montessori CS enrolled 181; in 2024-25, 180. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.9:1 in 2020-21, and 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
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