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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PENN SD·NCES 421728006907
General Nash Elementary School
1560 Liberty Bell Dr, Harleysville, PA 19438 · (215) 368-2407 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- B-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
13.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
83 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
71.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
67.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.9% | 71.9% |
% 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 General Nash Elementary School
General Nash Elementary School's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Nash Elementary School this school | 465 | 17.8% | 72.9% |
| Merion Elementary School Merion Station | 438 | 14.8% | 90.0% |
| Evans Elementary School Limerick | 546 | 18.1% | 73.3% |
| Wayne Elementary School Wayne | 525 | 16.6% | 80.4% |
| Cynwyd School Bala Cynwyd | 446 | 14.6% | 82.2% |
| Arrowhead Elementary School Collegeville | 426 | 16.0% | 76.0% |
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 General Nash Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #237 of 1,396 | #34 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #317 of 1,511 ▼ 106 | #41 of 92 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #183 of 1,511 ▲ 100 | #24 of 92 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #641 of 1,638 | #43 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #940 of 1,528 | #68 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #525 of 1,531 | #65 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #1,472 of 1,600 | #78 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.0% | #56 of 450 | #3 of 30 |
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
465
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 465 | 34.3 | 13.6:1 | 18% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 34.4 | 13.3:1 | 18% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 35.5 | 13.4:1 | 20% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 22% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 30.4 | 12.3:1 | 16% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 18% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 8% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 4% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for General Nash Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (372 to 465); teachers up 13% (30.4 to 34.3).
About General Nash Elementary School
General Nash Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Harleysville, Pennsylvania. It enrolls 465 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6.
North Penn SD includes 17 schools. Together they enroll 12,817 students.
The largest group at General Nash Elementary School is White students, at 68%. Other students are 15% Asian, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
The school's 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1. Income data for the school show 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, General Nash Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The model predicts 70.0% for a school in Pennsylvania with General Nash Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. General Nash Elementary School posts 72.9%.
In Montgomery County, median household income comes to about $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Montgomery County counts 160 public schools with about 115,302 students.
Measured in a straight line, North Montco Technical Career Center is about 1.4 miles from General Nash Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 72.9% is above the 67.4% average for nearby schools.
General Nash Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 458 in 2020-21, 465 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at General Nash Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Penn SD
- North Penn SHSHigh · 3,165 students
- Penndale Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Pennfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Pennbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Gwyn-Nor Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
Other schools in Harleysville
- Indian Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Salford Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Nearby schools
- North Montco Technical Career Center1.4 mi · 32
- North Penn SHS1.7 mi · 3,165
- Walton Farm Elementary School1.8 mi · 566
- Gwynedd Square Elementary School2.2 mi · 610
- Worcester Elementary School2.2 mi · 441
- Inglewood Elementary School2.4 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About General Nash Elementary SchoolHow large is General Nash Elementary School?
General Nash Elementary School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does General Nash Elementary School serve?
General Nash Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at General Nash Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at General Nash Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is General Nash Elementary School?
General Nash Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees General Nash Elementary School?
General Nash Elementary School is overseen by North Penn SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.