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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOVERNOR MIFFLIN SD·NCES 421086000794
Cumru Elementary School
601 Philadelphia Avenue, Shillington, PA 19607 · (610) 775-5081 · Berks County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
435 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 12% larger than its 4th grade class (84).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Governor Mifflin SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
41.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 40.7% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Cumru Elementary School
Cumru Elementary School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumru Elementary School this school | 513 | 84.8% | 45.6% |
| Francis H Sheckler Elementary School Catasauqua | 589 | 96.9% | 36.9% |
| Mifflin Park Elementary School Shillington | 503 | 96.6% | 47.5% |
| Octorara Primary LC Atglen | 412 | 95.1% | N/A |
| George D Steckel Elementary School Whitehall | 561 | 98.8% | 48.7% |
| Rohrerstown Elementary School Lancaster | 457 | 97.4% | 69.2% |
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 Cumru Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #970 of 1,396 | #31 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #984 of 1,511 ▼ 30 | #30 of 47 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,139 of 1,511 ▼ 29 | #33 of 47 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #494 of 1,638 | #21 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,200 of 1,528 | #41 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #267 of 1,531 | #4 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #686 of 1,600 | #18 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #71 of 450 | #2 of 14 |
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
513
+108 (+27%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 513 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 85% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 99% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 35 | 11.6:1 | 56% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 52% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 36.6 | 11.4:1 | 47% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 36% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 21% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 7% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 613 | 40 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumru Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (418 to 513); teachers down 4% (36.6 to 35).
About Cumru Elementary School
Cumru Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in Shillington. In all, 513 students attend the school in pre-K through 4.
A total of 6 schools make up Governor Mifflin SD, with 4,154 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Cumru Elementary School, about 46 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 39% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Berks County is roughly 70% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
Cumru Elementary School reported 35 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.7:1. The school's 14.7:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Roughly 85% of students at Cumru Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 67% average among public schools in Berks County.
On the allk12 Grade, Cumru Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 39% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Cumru Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.6% is 4.3 points above the 41.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Berks County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $79,777 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Berks County number 95, with about 62,375 students.
Cumru Elementary School's nearest public school is Intermediate School (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cumru Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Cumru Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Cumru Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 27% gain, from 405 to 513. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Governor Mifflin SD
- Governor Mifflin SHSHigh · 1,425 students
- Governor Mifflin Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Mifflin Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Brecknock Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other schools in Shillington
- Governor Mifflin SHSHigh · 1,425 students
- Governor Mifflin Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Mifflin Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Intermediate School0.2 mi · 623
- Mifflin Park Elementary School0.2 mi · 503
- Governor Mifflin SHS0.4 mi · 1,425
- Governor Mifflin Middle School0.7 mi · 631
- Millmont Elementary School1.8 mi · 590
- Wyomissing Area JSHS2.0 mi · 965
Frequently asked questions
About Cumru Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cumru Elementary School?
Cumru Elementary School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades PK-04.
Is Cumru Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cumru Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Cumru Elementary School have?
Cumru Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Cumru Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cumru Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 39% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Cumru Elementary School?
Cumru Elementary School is overseen by Governor Mifflin SD in Berks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.