Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALISADES SD·NCES 421833007221
Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School
41 Thomas Free Dr, Kintnersville, PA 18930 · (610) 847-5131 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- A-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
12.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
105 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Palisades SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
77.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.4% | 77.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.4% | 67.7% |
% 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
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School
Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School this school | 245 | 42.9% | 73.4% |
| West Penn Twp Elementary School New Ringgold | 250 | 46.8% | 54.1% |
| Stewart Elementary School Lower Burrell | 259 | 44.0% | 40.6% |
| Damascus Area School Damascus | 258 | 43.4% | 69.6% |
| Wellsville Campus Wellsville | 244 | 38.5% | 55.4% |
| Trinity East Elementary School Washington | 257 | 44.0% | 83.5% |
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 Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #230 of 1,396 | #23 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #140 of 1,511 ▲ 146 | #6 of 72 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #237 of 1,511 ▲ 37 | #22 of 72 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #1,424 of 1,638 | #68 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #608 of 1,528 | #28 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #1,105 of 1,531 | #69 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #1,112 of 1,600 | #25 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #116 of 450 | #2 of 19 |
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
245
+34 (+16%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 245 | 19.6 | 12.5:1 | 43% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 21.7 | 12.3:1 | 39% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 22 | 10.6:1 | 35% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 22 | 9.6:1 | 26% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 18.9 | 11.1:1 | 25% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 18 | 11.5:1 | 24% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 15% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 17 | 18.8:1 | 10% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (209 to 245); teachers up 4% (18.9 to 19.6).
About Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School
Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania. It serves 245 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 45% smaller than that.
In Palisades SD, 5 schools enroll a combined 1,372 students.
The student body at Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School is 87% White. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 19.6 full-time equivalents, or about 12.5 students per teacher. That matches the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. Eligible students account for 43% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Bucks County average 40%.
allk12 grades Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School is 14.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 73.4% actual, 59.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
In the county around the school, Bucks County, the median household income is $114,764, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 123 public schools in Bucks County, enrolling about 81,956 students in all.
The closest public school, Palisades High School, is about 0.2 miles from Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment is up 16% from 2020-21, when Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School had 211 students, to 2024-25, when it had 245. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.6:1 to 12.5:1 over the same years.
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Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palisades SD
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- Palisades Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 219 students
- Tinicum Elementary SchoolElementary · 135 students
Other schools in Kintnersville
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- Palisades Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Palisades High School0.2 mi · 465
- Palisades Middle School0.3 mi · 308
- Springfield Elementary School4.9 mi · 219
- Milford Public School6.4 mi · 64
- Upper Bucks County Technical School6.6 mi · 30
- Tinicum Elementary School6.7 mi · 135
Frequently asked questions
About Durham-Nockamixon Elementary SchoolHow large is Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School?
Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades KG-05.
Is Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School?
Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School?
Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School is overseen by Palisades SD in Bucks County.
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