Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYERTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420396000762
Colebrookdale Elementary School
1001 Montgomery Avenue, Boyertown, PA 19512 · (610) 369-7427 · Berks County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
129 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 43.9% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Colebrookdale Elementary School
Colebrookdale Elementary School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colebrookdale Elementary School this school | 234 | 55.1% | 48.8% |
| Lake-Noxen Elementary School Harvey's Lake | 236 | 55.9% | 62.6% |
| Jackson Elementary School Myerstown | 203 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Londonderry Elementary School Middletown | 234 | 48.3% | 51.5% |
| Fort Zeller Elementary School Richland | 273 | 52.4% | N/A |
| Perry Lower Intrmd School Ellwood City | 225 | 58.7% | 58.3% |
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 Colebrookdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #897 of 1,396 | #28 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #881 of 1,511 ▲ 6 | #22 of 47 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #1,000 of 1,511 ▲ 19 | #28 of 47 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #1,450 of 1,638 | #47 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #344 of 1,528 | #9 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #934 of 1,531 | #27 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #906 of 1,600 | #22 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #520 of 1,045 | #19 of 33 |
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
234
-43 (-16%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 234 | 20 | 11.7:1 | 55% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 51% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 23.5 | 11.4:1 | 50% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 25 | 11.1:1 | 44% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 21.3 | 12.7:1 | 43% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 39% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 27% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 17% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 18 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colebrookdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (269 to 234); teachers down 6% (21.3 to 20).
About Colebrookdale Elementary School
Colebrookdale Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. Total enrollment is 234 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 47% lower.
Boyertown Area SD oversees Colebrookdale Elementary School and 8 other schools, with 6,300 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Colebrookdale Elementary School is 81% White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 70% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
Colebrookdale Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. The school's 11.7:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school has 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 67% average for public schools in Berks County is 12 points higher.
Colebrookdale Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Colebrookdale Elementary School, the prediction is 54.0% and the result is 48.8%.
In Berks County, home to about 433,015 people, the median household earns about $79,777 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Berks County number 95, with about 62,375 students.
Colebrookdale Elementary School's nearest public school is Boyertown Area SHS (about 0.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Colebrookdale Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Colebrookdale Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 16%.
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Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Colebrookdale Elementary SchoolHow large is Colebrookdale Elementary School?
Colebrookdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Colebrookdale Elementary School serve?
Colebrookdale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Colebrookdale Elementary School have?
Colebrookdale Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Colebrookdale Elementary School?
Colebrookdale Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Colebrookdale Elementary School public or private?
Colebrookdale Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boyertown Area SD.
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