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Enrollment
668
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUNCIL ROCK SD·NCES 420696001086
Goodnoe Elementary School
298 Frost Lane, Newtown, PA 18940 · (215) 944-2100 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% 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.
- A-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
12.5:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
104 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
84.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
82.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.1% | 82.8% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 80.9% |
% 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
84.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Goodnoe Elementary School
Goodnoe Elementary School's state test result (84.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodnoe Elementary School this school | 668 | 15.6% | 84.1% |
| Lionville Elementary School Downingtown | 668 | 18.0% | 82.8% |
| West Bradford Elementary School Downingtown | 623 | 11.2% | 83.8% |
| Lower Gwynedd Elementary School Ambler | 630 | 19.5% | 77.7% |
| Bridge Valley Elementary School Furlong | 617 | 10.4% | 76.1% |
| Glenwood Elementary School Media | 586 | 14.7% | 77.9% |
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 Goodnoe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #48 of 1,396 | #1 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #74 of 1,511 ▼ 3 | #1 of 72 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #31 of 1,511 ▲ 47 | #3 of 72 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #170 of 1,638 | #11 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #597 of 1,528 | #27 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #646 of 1,531 | #31 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.6% | #1,501 of 1,600 | #55 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #416 of 1,045 | #14 of 50 |
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
668
-58 (-8%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 668 | 53.5 | 12.5:1 | 16% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 54.2 | 12.7:1 | 15% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 694 | 52.4 | 13.2:1 | 13% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 726 | 55 | 13.2:1 | 9% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 793 | 55.9 | 14.2:1 | 8% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 783 | 53 | 14.8:1 | 7% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 832 | 59 | 14.1:1 | 5% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 706 | 45 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goodnoe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (793 to 668); teachers down 4% (55.9 to 53.5).
About Goodnoe Elementary School
Goodnoe Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in Newtown. Federal data show 668 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 51% above average.
Council Rock SD is the local district for Goodnoe Elementary School. It runs 14 schools with 10,391 students.
The student body at Goodnoe Elementary School is 72% White. After that, the student body is 15% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Bucks County, the White share is about 81%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. The school has 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Federal data show 16% of students (104) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Bucks County, the school's rate is lower.
Goodnoe Elementary School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Goodnoe Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (84.1%) and its predicted rate (70.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In the wider Bucks County area, the median household earns about $114,764 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Bucks County, 123 public schools serve about 81,956 students.
Council Rock HS North, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Goodnoe Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Goodnoe Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Goodnoe Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 58 students, from 726 to 668.
This page is set up for the Goodnoe Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Council Rock SD
- Council Rock HS SouthHigh · 1,921 students
- Council Rock HS NorthHigh · 1,674 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 960 students
- Newtown Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Sol Feinstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Churchville Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
Other schools in Newtown
- Council Rock HS NorthHigh · 1,674 students
- Newtown Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Sol Feinstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Newtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Council Rock HS North1.0 mi · 1,674
- Newtown Middle School1.4 mi · 833
- Newtown Elementary School1.7 mi · 557
- Buck Elementary School2.3 mi · 571
- Maple Point Middle School2.4 mi · 1,296
- Afton Elementary School2.7 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Goodnoe Elementary SchoolHow large is Goodnoe Elementary School?
Goodnoe Elementary School enrolls approximately 668 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Goodnoe Elementary School serve?
Goodnoe Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Goodnoe Elementary School have?
Goodnoe Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Goodnoe Elementary School?
At Goodnoe Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Goodnoe Elementary School public or private?
Goodnoe Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Council Rock SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.