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Enrollment
648
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANIEL BOONE AREA SD·NCES 420729007519
Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr
200 Boone Drive, Douglassville, PA 19518 · (610) 689-6240 · Berks County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
255 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 212 | 33% |
| Grade 3 | 218 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 218 | 34% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Daniel Boone Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
57.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 57.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 58.7% |
% 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr
Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr this school | 648 | 39.4% | 60.9% |
| Spring Grove Elementary School Spring Grove | 724 | 42.3% | 68.7% |
| Larry J. Macaluso Elementary School Red Lion | 631 | 44.7% | 50.1% |
| Allison Park Elementary School Houston | 691 | 37.0% | 64.2% |
| Greencastle-Antrim Elementary School Greencastle | 671 | 36.4% | 62.7% |
| Saucon Valley Elementary School Hellertown | 627 | 34.8% | 65.3% |
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 Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #565 of 1,396 | #11 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #600 of 1,511 ▼ 82 | #12 of 47 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #559 of 1,511 ▲ 31 | #10 of 47 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 648 | #184 of 1,638 | #5 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,049 of 1,528 | #32 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #714 of 1,531 | #20 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #1,175 of 1,600 | #38 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #629 of 1,045 | #22 of 33 |
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
648
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 648 | 46.5 | 13.9:1 | 39% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 45.5 | 13.9:1 | 40% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 42% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 54 | 12.1:1 | 32% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 47.8 | 15.1:1 | 25% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 11% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (723 to 648); teachers down 3% (47.8 to 46.5).
About Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr
Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr is a medium-sized elementary school in Daniel Boone Area SD, located in Douglassville, Pennsylvania. It educates 648 students in grades 2 through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Daniel Boone Area SD totals 2,864 students.
White students account for 75% of enrollment at Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Staffing totals 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 39%. That rate is below the 67% average among public schools in Berks County.
Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr is 60.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.9%.
Across Berks County, median household income is about $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Berks County number 95 and enroll about 62,375.
Daniel Boone Area Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 655 to 648, a small change. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.1 to 13.9 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Daniel Boone Area SD
- Daniel Boone Area High SchoolHigh · 940 students
- Daniel Boone Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Daniel Boone Area Primary CenterElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Douglassville
- Daniel Boone Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 884 students
Nearby schools
- Daniel Boone Area Middle School0.8 mi · 884
- Daniel Boone Area Primary Center2.7 mi · 392
- West Pottsgrove Elementary School4.0 mi · 252
- Daniel Boone Area High School4.1 mi · 940
- Barth Elementary School4.4 mi · 321
- Lincoln Elementary School5.3 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Daniel Boone Area Intermediate CntrWhat is the total enrollment at Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr?
Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr enrolls approximately 648 students in grades 02-04.
Is Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr an elementary, middle, or high school?
Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
How many students per teacher at Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr?
At Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr, the student body is approximately 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr in?
Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr is part of Daniel Boone Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.