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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYERTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420396000754
Gilbertsville Elementary School
36 Congo Rd, Gilbertsville, PA 19525 · (610) 369-7485 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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
16.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
162 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
33%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
49.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.3pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 57.0% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Gilbertsville Elementary School
Gilbertsville Elementary School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbertsville Elementary School this school | 517 | 31.3% | 59.3% |
| North Coventry Elementary School Pottstown | 532 | 32.9% | 70.0% |
| Dallas Intermediate School Dallas | 561 | 30.7% | 70.4% |
| Kissel Hill Elementary School Lititz | 579 | 33.7% | 60.3% |
| Southern Elementary School Glen Rock | 527 | 32.6% | 64.7% |
| Highcliff Elementary School Pittsburgh | 519 | 31.6% | 68.3% |
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 Gilbertsville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #616 of 1,396 | #68 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #709 of 1,511 ▼ 141 | #75 of 92 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #761 of 1,511 ▼ 183 | #74 of 92 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #485 of 1,638 | #33 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,390 of 1,528 | #94 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #938 of 1,531 | #91 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #1,313 of 1,600 | #50 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #197 of 1,045 | #12 of 61 |
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
517
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 517 | 32.4 | 16.0:1 | 31% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 33.4 | 16.1:1 | 30% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 33.2 | 16.0:1 | 26% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 24% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 42.6 | 15.9:1 | 18% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 46 | 17.4:1 | 18% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 738 | 41 | 18.0:1 | 11% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 31 | 21.3:1 | 6% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 20 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilbertsville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (678 to 517); teachers down 24% (42.6 to 32.4).
About Gilbertsville Elementary School
Gilbertsville Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 517 students.
Boyertown Area SD includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 6,300 students.
Gilbertsville Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 81% White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Montgomery County's population at about 73%. The chance that two students picked at random at Gilbertsville Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
The school has about 16.0 students per teacher and 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, lower than at this school. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points below the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Gilbertsville Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Pennsylvania, Gilbertsville Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.3% actual against a predicted 64.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Montgomery County show that median household income is about $113,915, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Gilbertsville Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County, which together enroll about 115,302 students.
The closest public school, Boyertown Elementary School, is about 1.2 miles from Gilbertsville Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 54.0%; Gilbertsville Elementary School's is 59.3%, ranking 2nd of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Gilbertsville Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 523 to 517. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
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- Boyertown Elementary School1.2 mi · 632
- Boyertown Area MS-West1.3 mi · 668
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- Boyertown Area MS-East1.6 mi · 841
- Colebrookdale Elementary School1.7 mi · 234
- New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School3.5 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Gilbertsville Elementary SchoolHow large is Gilbertsville Elementary School?
Gilbertsville Elementary School enrolls approximately 517 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Gilbertsville Elementary School serve?
Gilbertsville Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Gilbertsville Elementary School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Gilbertsville Elementary School.
How diverse is Gilbertsville Elementary School?
Gilbertsville Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Gilbertsville Elementary School?
Gilbertsville Elementary School is overseen by Boyertown Area SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.