Durham-Nockamixon El Sch

Set in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, Durham-Nockamixon El Sch is a tight-knit primary school, part of Palisades SD. It hosts 245 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 45% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Palisades SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,372 students; Durham-Nockamixon El Sch is among them.

On the student-mix side, Durham-Nockamixon El Sch shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Durham-Nockamixon El Sch has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Durham-Nockamixon El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.2%, the actual is 73.4%, a residual of +14.1 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bucks County) logs that median household income runs about $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Durham-Nockamixon El Sch is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students).

Palisades HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Durham-Nockamixon El Sch at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 17%: 209 students in 2018 compared to 245 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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