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Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHELTENHAM SD·NCES 420576003256
Glenside Elementary School
400 Harrison Ave, Glenside, PA 19038 · (215) 881-6440 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
164 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (76).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 Cheltenham SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
62.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 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 are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 62.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 61.1% |
% 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Glenside Elementary School
Glenside Elementary School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenside Elementary School this school | 360 | 45.6% | 64.1% |
| Wyncote Elementary School Wyncote | 373 | 43.7% | 65.0% |
| Smithfield Elementary School East Stroudsburg | 327 | 40.4% | 60.0% |
| Willow Hill School Willow Grove | 362 | 45.9% | 68.6% |
| Myers Elementary School Elkins Park | 310 | 55.2% | 66.1% |
| Middle Smithfield Elementary School East Stroudsburg | 420 | 57.1% | 40.6% |
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 Glenside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #468 of 1,396 | #62 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #466 of 1,511 no change | #53 of 92 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #530 of 1,511 ▲ 64 | #62 of 92 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #1,020 of 1,638 | #79 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #639 of 1,528 | #51 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #114 of 1,531 | #13 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #1,068 of 1,600 | #24 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #178 of 1,045 | #8 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
360
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 360 | 28.5 | 12.6:1 | 46% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 30 | 12.4:1 | 44% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 41% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 35% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 36.9 | 12.9:1 | 19% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 23% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 24% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 13% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 349 | 22 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (478 to 360); teachers down 23% (36.9 to 28.5).
About Glenside Elementary School
Glenside Elementary School is a small elementary school in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It reports enrollment of 360 students in kindergarten through 4.
The 7 schools of Cheltenham SD, including Glenside Elementary School, enroll 4,140 students.
At Glenside Elementary School, Black students make up the biggest share, 40%. Enrollment also includes 35% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Montgomery County, the Black share is about 9%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Glenside Elementary School, there are about 12.6 students; the school has 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 46%.
Glenside Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Glenside Elementary School would be expected to post about 58.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.1%.
In the wider Montgomery County area, 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's 160 public schools enroll about 115,302 students and include Glenside Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Cheltenham High School is closest at about 0.7 miles. Glenside Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 57.5%, lower than Glenside Elementary School's 64.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Glenside Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Cheltenham SD
- Cheltenham High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
- Cedarbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
- Elkins Park SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Cheltenham Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Wyncote Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Myers Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
Other Glenside Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Glenside Elementary. Glenside Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Glenside Elementary SchoolReading, PA · 261 students
- Glenside ElementaryMUSKEGON, MI · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Cheltenham High School0.7 mi · 1,450
- Wyncote Elementary School0.7 mi · 373
- McCloskey John F School1.2 mi · 228
- Cedarbrook Middle School1.2 mi · 672
- Jenkintown Middle/High School1.6 mi · 329
- Jenkintown Elementary School1.6 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Glenside Elementary SchoolHow large is Glenside Elementary School?
Glenside Elementary School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Glenside Elementary School serve?
Glenside Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Glenside Elementary School have?
Glenside Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Glenside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Glenside Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 12% Hispanic, 40% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Glenside Elementary School?
Glenside Elementary School is overseen by Cheltenham SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.