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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARPLE NEWTOWN SD·NCES 421476001898
Culbertson Elementary School
3530 Goshen Rd, Newtown Square, PA 19073 · (610) 359-4340 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- 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
12.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
102 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Marple Newtown SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.6pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.1% | 65.9% |
% 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Culbertson Elementary School
Culbertson Elementary School's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culbertson Elementary School this school | 523 | 19.5% | 68.2% |
| Maureen M Welch Elementary School Churchville | 521 | 18.4% | 63.0% |
| Rowan Elementary School Cranberry Twp | 494 | 19.6% | 76.3% |
| Indian Lane Elementary School Media | 470 | 19.6% | 78.8% |
| Skippack Elementary School Collegeville | 557 | 18.0% | 76.6% |
| Franklin Regional Primary School Murrysville | 619 | 21.0% | N/A |
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 Culbertson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #349 of 1,396 | #22 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #478 of 1,511 ▼ 145 | #24 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #449 of 1,511 ▼ 213 | #21 of 69 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #466 of 1,638 | #32 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #704 of 1,528 | #37 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #1,060 of 1,531 | #67 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #1,445 of 1,600 | #56 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.9% | #46 of 450 | #3 of 25 |
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
523
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 523 | 40.8 | 12.8:1 | 20% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 42.8 | 12.2:1 | 20% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 43.1 | 12.9:1 | 21% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 13% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 31.8 | 12.9:1 | 14% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 6% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 3% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 22 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Culbertson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (409 to 523); teachers up 28% (31.8 to 40.8).
About Culbertson Elementary School
Culbertson Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 523 students.
Marple Newtown SD has 6 schools and 3,882 students, and Culbertson Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Culbertson Elementary School, 86% of students are White. After that, the student body is 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Delaware County is about 63% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
There are about 12.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Culbertson Elementary School, which has 40.8. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Culbertson Elementary School is about 20%. That is lower than the 58% average for public schools in Delaware County.
On the allk12 Grade, Culbertson Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 59% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Culbertson Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (68.2%) and its predicted rate (69.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Looking at the county, Delaware County, median household income comes to about $89,546, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 113, with about 74,663 students.
About 1.4 miles separate Culbertson Elementary School from the closest public school, Marple Newtown SHS. The five-mile area around Culbertson Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Culbertson Elementary School's average proficiency of 68.2% compares with 77.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
From 500 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 523 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.8:1, from 13.9:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marple Newtown SD
- Marple Newtown SHSHigh · 1,266 students
- Paxon Hollow Middle SchoolMiddle · 868 students
- Worrall Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Russell Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Loomis Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Nearby schools
- Marple Newtown SHS1.4 mi · 1,266
- Worrall Elementary School1.8 mi · 449
- Ithan Elementary School2.3 mi · 538
- Beaumont Elementary School2.3 mi · 459
- Wayne Elementary School2.5 mi · 525
- Russell Elementary School2.8 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Culbertson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Culbertson Elementary School?
Culbertson Elementary School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Culbertson Elementary School serve?
Culbertson Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Culbertson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Culbertson Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Culbertson Elementary School?
At Culbertson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Culbertson Elementary School in?
Culbertson Elementary School is part of Marple Newtown SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.