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Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr
Set in Douglassville, Pennsylvania, Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, part of Daniel Boone Area SD. It instructs 648 students across grades 2 through 4. That puts it 46% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.
Across the 4 schools in Daniel Boone Area SD (2,864 students total), Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr reports that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black.
On the resource side, On paper, Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Berks County (around 67%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.9%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Berks County put the typical household earns roughly $79,777 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Berks County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), of which Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr is one.
Daniel Boone Area MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.9%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Five-year trend. Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 723 (now 648). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 86% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.
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