Cornwells El Sch

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Cornwells El Sch serves 556 students from grades K through 6, run under Bensalem Township SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 26% larger than typical.

Within Bensalem Township SD, which oversees 9 schools and 6,368 students, Cornwells El Sch is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Cornwells El Sch records that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Bucks County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Cornwells El Sch has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at Cornwells El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bucks County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cornwells El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.5%.

In the broader community, Bucks County reports that the typical household earns roughly $114,764 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cornwells El Sch is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students).

Nearest neighbor: School Lane CS, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cornwells El Sch comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Cornwells El Sch's enrollment has expanded 8% since 2018, when it stood at 515 (now 556). The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 19% to 14% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Cornwells El Sch community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.