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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HATBORO-HORSHAM SD·NCES 421161007692
Crooked Billet Elementary School
69 Meadowbrook Ave, Hatboro, PA 19040 · (215) 420-5300 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-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
10.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
197 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 Hatboro-Horsham SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 47.0% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Crooked Billet Elementary School
Crooked Billet Elementary School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooked Billet Elementary School this school | 468 | 42.1% | 52.9% |
| Brecknock Elementary School Denver | 441 | 41.5% | 52.4% |
| John R Bonfield Elementary School Lititz | 446 | 46.4% | 53.2% |
| Delaware Valley Elementary School Matamoras | 486 | 45.7% | 59.6% |
| Schnecksville School Schnecksville | 465 | 39.4% | 68.8% |
| Lititz Elementary School Lititz | 439 | 41.2% | 59.5% |
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 Crooked Billet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #793 of 1,396 | #75 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #832 of 1,511 ▼ 3 | #80 of 92 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #827 of 1,511 ▼ 153 | #77 of 92 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #624 of 1,638 | #41 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #149 of 1,528 | #9 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #661 of 1,531 | #79 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #1,128 of 1,600 | #30 of 95 |
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
468
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 468 | 44.1 | 10.6:1 | 42% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 40.8 | 11.0:1 | 44% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 43% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 40 | 11.6:1 | 39% (180) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crooked Billet Elementary School.
About Crooked Billet Elementary School
Crooked Billet Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 468 students across kindergarten through 5.
Hatboro-Horsham SD serves 4,179 students across 6 schools.
The student body at Crooked Billet Elementary School is 73% White. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Among Montgomery County residents, the White share is about 73%. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Crooked Billet Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. The school has 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 10.6:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Federal data show 42% of students (197) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Crooked Billet Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Crooked Billet Elementary School is 59.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.9%.
In the surrounding county, Montgomery County, the median household earns about $113,915 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Montgomery County has 160 public schools with about 115,302 students, including Crooked Billet Elementary School.
The closest school to Crooked Billet Elementary School is Blair Mill Elementary, located about 0.8 miles away. Crooked Billet Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Crooked Billet Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.9% against a local average of 54.9%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 468, starting from 464.
This page is set up for the Crooked Billet Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Hatboro-Horsham SD
- Hatboro-Horsham SHSHigh · 1,336 students
- Keith Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Hallowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Blair Mill ElementaryElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Hatboro
- Upper Moreland Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,627 students
- Upper Moreland Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
- Blair Mill ElementaryElementary · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Blair Mill Elementary0.8 mi · 361
- Upper Moreland Elementary School0.9 mi · 1,627
- Upper Moreland Middle School1.1 mi · 830
- Keith Valley Middle School1.5 mi · 966
- William Tennent High School1.6 mi · 1,710
- Eastern Center for Arts and Technology1.8 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About Crooked Billet Elementary SchoolHow large is Crooked Billet Elementary School?
Crooked Billet Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Crooked Billet Elementary School serve?
Crooked Billet Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Crooked Billet Elementary School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Crooked Billet Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Crooked Billet Elementary School?
Student demographics at Crooked Billet Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Crooked Billet Elementary School?
Crooked Billet Elementary School is overseen by Hatboro-Horsham SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.