Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYERTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420396000763
Earl Elementary School
22 Schoolhouse Rd, Boyertown, PA 19512 · (610) 369-7504 · Berks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
87 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
62.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.8pp 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 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 62.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 60.0% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Earl Elementary School
Earl Elementary School's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Elementary School this school | 271 | 32.1% | 61.3% |
| W W Evans Memorial Elementary School Bloomsburg | 250 | 32.8% | 60.7% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Lake Ariel | 239 | 31.8% | 75.7% |
| Manheim Elementary School Glenville | 256 | 35.2% | 61.7% |
| Middle Paxton Elementary School Dauphin | 289 | 30.4% | 59.4% |
| Central Elementary School Elizabeth | 292 | 34.6% | 75.8% |
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 Earl Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #556 of 1,396 | #10 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #454 of 1,511 ▲ 36 | #6 of 47 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #558 of 1,511 ▲ 208 | #9 of 47 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #1,339 of 1,638 | #44 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,186 of 1,528 | #40 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #1,138 of 1,531 | #39 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #1,300 of 1,600 | #47 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #154 of 450 | #7 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
271
-31 (-10%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 271 | 18.6 | 14.6:1 | 32% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 19.1 | 13.9:1 | 33% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 19.1 | 15.7:1 | 39% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 31% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 16.5 | 14.6:1 | 27% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 29% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | 15% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 16 | 20.7:1 | 9% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 17 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Earl Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (241 to 271); teachers up 13% (16.5 to 18.6).
About Earl Elementary School
Earl Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. The school reports 271 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 39% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Federal data list 9 schools in Boyertown Area SD, with 6,300 students enrolled.
Earl Elementary School's enrollment is 88% White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Berks County is about 70% White. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Earl Elementary School is 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. About 32% of students, or 87, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 67% average for public schools in Berks County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Earl Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Earl Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.3% is 2.6 points below the 63.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Berks County this way: the median household income is $79,777, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Berks County has 95 public schools and roughly 62,375 students.
Oley Valley SHS is located about 4.2 miles from Earl Elementary School. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Earl Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Earl Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Earl Elementary School's enrollment declined from 302 in 2020-21 to 271 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.6:1, from 16.8:1.
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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
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- Boyertown Area SHSHigh · 2,052 students
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Nearby schools
- Oley Valley SHS4.2 mi · 506
- Colebrookdale Elementary School4.6 mi · 234
- Berks Career and Technology Center-East Campus4.8 mi · 23
- Boyertown Area SHS4.8 mi · 2,052
- Oley Valley Elementary School4.9 mi · 593
- Daniel Boone Area Middle School5.0 mi · 884
Frequently asked questions
About Earl Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Earl Elementary School?
Earl Elementary School enrolls approximately 271 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Earl Elementary School serve?
Earl Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Earl Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Earl Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Earl Elementary School?
Student demographics at Earl Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Earl Elementary School public or private?
Earl Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boyertown Area SD.
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