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What advice would you give to incoming students at Butler El Sch?
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Enrollment
757
Elementary
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL BUCKS SD·NCES 420531001081
Butler Elementary School
200 Brittany Dr, Chalfont, PA 18914 · (267) 893-4250 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- 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
13.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
99 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 60 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 139 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 57% smaller than its 6th grade class (139).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
72.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
65.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 62.1% |
% 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
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Butler Elementary School
Butler Elementary School's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Elementary School this school | 757 | 13.1% | 70.9% |
| McKnight Elementary School Pittsburgh | 875 | 15.1% | 80.0% |
| Lionville Elementary School Downingtown | 668 | 18.0% | 82.8% |
| Goodnoe Elementary School Newtown | 668 | 15.6% | 84.1% |
| Sol Feinstone Elementary School Newtown | 644 | 7.0% | 80.3% |
| Jamison Elementary School Jamison | 599 | 10.0% | 72.3% |
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 Butler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #274 of 1,396 | #28 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #384 of 1,511 ▲ 54 | #41 of 72 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #180 of 1,511 ▲ 4 | #17 of 72 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #95 of 1,638 | #8 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #887 of 1,528 | #45 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #717 of 1,531 | #39 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #1,531 of 1,600 | #61 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #735 of 1,045 | #33 of 50 |
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
757
-30 (-4%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 757 | 56.4 | 13.4:1 | 13% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 795 | 56.1 | 14.2:1 | 12% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 51.3 | 16.1:1 | 14% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 787 | 57 | 13.8:1 | 8% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 51.5 | 16.0:1 | 10% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 843 | 50 | 16.9:1 | 7% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | 43 | 19.0:1 | 7% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 25 | 24.8:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 535 | 29 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (824 to 757); teachers up 10% (51.5 to 56.4).
About Butler Elementary School
Butler Elementary School is an elementary school located in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 757 students. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 71% bigger than that.
Central Bucks SD has 23 schools and 16,879 students, and Butler Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students account for 75% of enrollment at Butler Elementary School. Other groups make up 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Butler Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Teachers at the school number 56.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 13% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 40% for public schools in Bucks County.
allk12 grades Butler Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 72.0% at Butler Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.9%.
Bucks County census figures show that median household income is about $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Butler Elementary School is among the 123 public schools in Bucks County.
Unami Middle School is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Butler Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Butler Elementary School saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Butler Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Central Bucks SD
- Central Bucks HS-SouthHigh · 1,719 students
- Central Bucks HS-WestHigh · 1,391 students
- Central Bucks HS-EastHigh · 1,374 students
- Holicong Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Tamanend Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Tohickon Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
Other Butler Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Butler Elementary. Butler Elementary School is the largest of the 8.
- Butler Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 610 students
- Butler Elementary SchoolSavannah, GA · 524 students
- BUTLER ELEM.BUTLER, MO · 410 students
- Butler Elementary SchoolSpringfield, IL · 367 students
- Butler Elementary SchoolButler, IN · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Unami Middle School1.2 mi · 784
- Montgomery Elementary School1.6 mi · 611
- Pine Run Elementary School2.0 mi · 480
- Bridle Path Elementary School2.3 mi · 508
- Mill Creek Elementary School2.4 mi · 729
- Central Bucks HS-South2.7 mi · 1,719
Frequently asked questions
About Butler Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Butler Elementary School?
Butler Elementary School enrolls approximately 757 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Butler Elementary School serve?
Butler Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Butler Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Butler Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Butler Elementary School?
Butler Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Butler Elementary School public or private?
Butler Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Bucks SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.