Butler El Sch

Set in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, Butler El Sch is a high-enrollment elementary-level community, operated by Central Bucks SD. It serves 757 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 71% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Butler El Sch is one of 23 schools operated by Central Bucks SD, a district that hosts 16,879 students overall.

Demographically, Butler El Sch records that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Bucks County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Butler El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.0%, the actual is 70.9%, a residual of -1.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bucks County put median household income runs about $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bucks County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), Butler El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Unami MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Butler El Sch ranks 7th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 70.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 824 students in 2018 compared to 757 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 81% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.