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Which teacher or staff member at Gulph EL Sch deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER MERION AREA SD·NCES 422448007659
Gulph Elementary School
650 S Henderson Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406 · (610) 592-2020 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+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
10.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
196 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (88).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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 Upper Merion Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 41.8% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Gulph Elementary School
Gulph Elementary School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulph Elementary School this school | 440 | 44.5% | 48.3% |
| Inglewood Elementary School Lansdale | 408 | 40.7% | 60.1% |
| Kulp Elementary School Hatfield | 583 | 39.6% | 56.4% |
| Caley Elementary School King of Prussia | 372 | 40.9% | 69.4% |
| Nitrauer School Lancaster | 468 | 34.4% | 77.4% |
| McAnnulty Elementary School Pittsburgh | 354 | 47.7% | N/A |
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 Gulph Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #911 of 1,396 | #82 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #864 of 1,511 ▲ 66 | #83 of 92 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #986 of 1,511 ▲ 16 | #82 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #721 of 1,638 | #53 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #105 of 1,528 | #5 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #22 of 1,531 | #2 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #1,088 of 1,600 | #26 of 95 |
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
440
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 440 | 43.3 | 10.2:1 | 45% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 42.3 | 10.1:1 | 46% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 42.3 | 10.7:1 | 44% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 38 | 11.4:1 | 41% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gulph Elementary School.
About Gulph Elementary School
Located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Gulph Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 4, with 440 students on the rolls.
Gulph Elementary School is one of the 7 schools that make up Upper Merion Area SD (4,345 students in total).
About 39% of students at Gulph Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 18% Black, 18% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 73%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. The school has 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. Federal data show 45% of students (196) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Gulph Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Gulph Elementary School would score about 58.5%. It scores 48.3%, 10.2 points below that figure.
In Montgomery County, home to about 867,573 people, the median household earns about $113,915 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Gulph Elementary School shares Montgomery County with 159 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Bridgeport Elementary School is about 1.5 miles from Gulph Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Gulph Elementary School is behind the 67.5% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
Gulph Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Gulph Elementary School enrolled 435; in 2024-25, 440. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.4:1 in 2020-21, and 10.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Upper Merion Area SD
- Upper Merion Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,348 students
- Upper Merion Area High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- Caley Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Candlebrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Roberts Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Bridgeport Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Other schools in King of Prussia
- Agora Cyber CSCombined · 4,156 students
- Pennsylvania Virtual CSCombined · 2,772 students
- Upper Merion Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,348 students
- Upper Merion Area High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- Caley Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Candlebrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Bridgeport Elementary School1.5 mi · 254
- Candlebrook Elementary School1.7 mi · 313
- Roberts Elementary School1.8 mi · 292
- Upper Merion Area High School2.0 mi · 1,326
- Upper Merion Area Middle School2.1 mi · 1,348
- Black Rock Middle School2.2 mi · 1,077
Frequently asked questions
About Gulph Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Gulph Elementary School?
Gulph Elementary School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Gulph Elementary School serve?
Gulph Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Gulph Elementary School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Gulph Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gulph Elementary School?
At Gulph Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 11% Hispanic, 18% Black, 18% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Gulph Elementary School public or private?
Gulph Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Upper Merion Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.