Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER MERION AREA SD·NCES 422448003389
Candlebrook Elementary School
310 Prince Frederick St, King of Prussia, PA 19406 · (610) 205-3702 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
104 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (56).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Upper Merion Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
66.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 61.2% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Candlebrook Elementary School
Candlebrook Elementary School's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candlebrook Elementary School this school | 313 | 33.2% | 69.3% |
| Upper Allen Elementary School Mechanicsburg | 321 | 33.6% | 68.9% |
| Roberts Elementary School Wayne | 292 | 31.8% | 65.8% |
| Loomis Elementary School Broomall | 376 | 31.4% | 68.7% |
| Limerick Elementary School Royersford | 257 | 26.1% | 78.8% |
| Easterly Parkway Elementary School State College | 314 | 39.2% | 65.6% |
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 Candlebrook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #307 of 1,396 | #42 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #360 of 1,511 ▲ 105 | #44 of 92 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #245 of 1,511 ▲ 98 | #30 of 92 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #1,207 of 1,638 | #87 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #281 of 1,528 | #20 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #424 of 1,531 | #55 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #1,286 of 1,600 | #47 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #236 of 1,045 | #14 of 61 |
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
313
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 313 | 27.5 | 11.4:1 | 33% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 26.5 | 11.9:1 | 33% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 28.5 | 11.4:1 | 35% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 33% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 35% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 31% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 16% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 8% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Candlebrook Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (403 to 313); teachers down 8% (30 to 27.5).
About Candlebrook Elementary School
Candlebrook Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The school covers kindergarten through 4 and reported 313 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Upper Merion Area SD (7 schools, 4,345 students) runs Candlebrook Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Candlebrook Elementary School is 64% White. Other groups make up 15% Asian, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Black. Montgomery County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Candlebrook Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Candlebrook Elementary School is 11.4:1, based on 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is higher. Candlebrook Elementary School counts 33% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Candlebrook Elementary School outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Candlebrook Elementary School is 5.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
For Montgomery County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $113,915 a year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Candlebrook Elementary School, Montgomery County has 160 public schools.
Upper Merion Area High School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Candlebrook Elementary School's average proficiency of 69.3% compares with 50.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Candlebrook Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 3% across 4 years, from 324 in 2020-21 to 313 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.5:1 in 2020-21, and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Upper Merion Area SD
- Upper Merion Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,348 students
- Upper Merion Area High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- Gulph Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Caley Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Roberts Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Bridgeport Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Other schools in King of Prussia
- Agora Cyber CSCombined · 4,156 students
- Pennsylvania Virtual CSCombined · 2,772 students
- Upper Merion Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,348 students
- Upper Merion Area High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- Gulph Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Caley Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Merion Area High School0.4 mi · 1,326
- Upper Merion Area Middle School0.4 mi · 1,348
- Caley Elementary School1.0 mi · 372
- Bridgeport Elementary School1.4 mi · 254
- Gulph Elementary School1.7 mi · 440
- Roberts Elementary School1.8 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Candlebrook Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Candlebrook Elementary School?
Candlebrook Elementary School enrolls approximately 313 students in grades KG-04.
Is Candlebrook Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Candlebrook Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Candlebrook Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Candlebrook Elementary School is approximately 11.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Candlebrook Elementary School?
At Candlebrook Elementary School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Candlebrook Elementary School public or private?
Candlebrook Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Upper Merion Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.