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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYERTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420396000762

Colebrookdale El Sch

1001 Montgomery Avenue, Boyertown, PA 19512 · (610) 369-7427 · Berks County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 443
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
Kindergarten
37
Grade 1
33
Grade 2
40
Grade 3
48
Grade 4
40
Grade 5
36
Student demographics
White
19081%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
209%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 16%
Black
63%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14%
Asian
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Two+
136%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12453%
Female
11047%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
40.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
234
-35 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.7:1
% White
81%
was 87%
% Hispanic
9%
was 1%
% Black
3%
was 4%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Colebrookdale El Sch

Colebrookdale El Sch, a modestly sized elementary-level community in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Boyertown Area SD, instructs 234 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Colebrookdale El Sch is one of 9 schools operated by Boyertown Area SD, a district that works with 6,300 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Colebrookdale El Sch reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Colebrookdale El Sch has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Berks County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Colebrookdale El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.0%, the actual is 48.8%, a residual of -5.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Berks County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Berks County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), Colebrookdale El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Boyertown Area SHS, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Colebrookdale El Sch comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Colebrookdale El Sch's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 234). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 1% to 9% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Berks County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Colebrookdale El Sch
District
Boyertown Area SD
Address
1001 Montgomery Avenue, Boyertown, PA 19512
Phone
(610) 369-7427
County
Berks County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
234
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
129 (55%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
420396000762
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Colebrookdale El Sch
How large is Colebrookdale El Sch?
Colebrookdale El Sch enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Colebrookdale El Sch serve?
Colebrookdale El Sch serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Colebrookdale El Sch have?
Colebrookdale El Sch employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Colebrookdale El Sch?
Colebrookdale El Sch reports a student body of 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Colebrookdale El Sch public or private?
Colebrookdale El Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boyertown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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