Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNRIDGE SD·NCES 421875001055
Grasse Elementary School
600 Rickert Rd, Sellersville, PA 18960 · (215) 723-7501 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- C+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
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
89 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
56.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -17.4pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.7pp 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 68 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.5% | 66.8% |
% 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Grasse Elementary School
Grasse Elementary School's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasse Elementary School this school | 394 | 22.6% | 68.7% |
| Bedminster Elementary School Perkasie | 399 | 18.5% | 73.6% |
| Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown | 401 | 25.7% | 68.4% |
| Washington Elementary School Pittsburgh | 416 | 23.8% | 73.9% |
| Makefield Elementary School Yardley | 397 | 24.7% | 68.4% |
| Schuylkill Elementary School Phoenixville | 418 | 29.2% | 66.0% |
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 Grasse Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #329 of 1,396 | #32 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #331 of 1,511 ▼ 28 | #36 of 72 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #550 of 1,511 ▼ 300 | #44 of 72 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #905 of 1,638 | #51 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #890 of 1,528 | #46 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #645 of 1,531 | #30 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #1,414 of 1,600 | #40 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #617 of 1,045 | #24 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
394
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
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 | 394 | 29.4 | 13.4:1 | 23% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 30.6 | 12.5:1 | 23% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 31.8 | 11.6:1 | 29% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 23% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 24.2 | 18.3:1 | 21% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 22% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 23% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 17% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grasse Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (441 to 394); teachers up 21% (24.2 to 29.4).
About Grasse Elementary School
Grasse Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Sellersville, Pennsylvania. The school's enrollment of 394 students covers kindergarten through 5.
Grasse Elementary School is one school in Pennridge SD, a system of 11 schools with 5,968 students.
Grasse Elementary School's enrollment is 72% White. Next come 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 81% White among all Bucks County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Grasse Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Federal data list 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Grasse Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 23% of students at Grasse Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 40% average among public schools in Bucks County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Grasse 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.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.9% at Grasse Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.7%.
Grasse Elementary School is located in Bucks County, where median household income is about $114,764, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Grasse Elementary School is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County, which together enroll about 81,956 students.
Pennridge Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Grasse Elementary School at 2nd of 8.
The federal government classifies Grasse Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 394 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 409.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Grasse Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Pennridge SD
- Pennridge High SchoolHigh · 2,125 students
- Pennridge North Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Pennridge Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Bedminster Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Patricia A Guth Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Seylar Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
Other schools in Sellersville
- West Rockhill Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Sellersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Pennridge Central Middle School1.8 mi · 456
- Seylar Elementary School2.1 mi · 382
- E M Crouthamel Elementary School2.7 mi · 325
- Sellersville Elementary School3.0 mi · 292
- Souderton CS Collaborative3.2 mi · 250
- Pennridge South Middle School3.7 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Grasse Elementary SchoolHow large is Grasse Elementary School?
Grasse Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Grasse Elementary School serve?
Grasse Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grasse Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grasse Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grasse Elementary School?
At Grasse Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Grasse Elementary School public or private?
Grasse Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pennridge SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.