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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PENN SD·NCES 421728010006
Gwynedd Square Elementary School
1641 Supplee Rd, Lansdale, PA 19446 · (215) 855-4331 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest 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
13.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
117 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
67.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
76.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 76.1% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 74.8% |
% 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Gwynedd Square Elementary School
Gwynedd Square Elementary School's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwynedd Square Elementary School this school | 610 | 19.2% | 74.5% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School Blue Bell | 643 | 17.7% | 84.8% |
| Shaull Elementary School Enola | 591 | 17.6% | 74.1% |
| Oaks Elementary School Oaks | 591 | 16.6% | 78.6% |
| Bridle Path Elementary School Lansdale | 508 | 22.8% | 71.3% |
| South Fayette Elementary School McDonald | 717 | 14.2% | 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 Gwynedd Square Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #208 of 1,396 | #29 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #166 of 1,511 ▼ 8 | #27 of 92 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #247 of 1,511 ▲ 109 | #31 of 92 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #251 of 1,638 | #15 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #837 of 1,528 | #61 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #292 of 1,531 | #38 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #1,450 of 1,600 | #72 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #301 of 450 | #26 of 30 |
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
610
+50 (+9%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 610 | 46.1 | 13.2:1 | 19% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 45.7 | 13.5:1 | 19% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 46.7 | 13.2:1 | 19% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 13% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 39.5 | 14.7:1 | 18% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 14% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 4% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gwynedd Square Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (580 to 610); teachers up 17% (39.5 to 46.1).
About Gwynedd Square Elementary School
Located in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Gwynedd Square Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 610 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 38% above that.
North Penn SD has 12,817 students in 17 schools, and Gwynedd Square Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Gwynedd Square Elementary School is 57% White. The school is also 23% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 6% Hispanic. That is lower than the 73% White share among all Montgomery County residents. By the diversity index, Gwynedd Square Elementary School comes in at 61%.
The school employs the equivalent of 46.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.2:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Gwynedd Square Elementary School is 19%. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 40%.
allk12 grades Gwynedd Square Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Gwynedd Square Elementary School is 5.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 74.5% actual, 69.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Census estimates describe Montgomery County this way: median household income is about $113,915, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Montgomery County number 160 and enroll about 115,302.
The next-closest public school is North Penn SHS, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Gwynedd Square Elementary School's average proficiency of 74.5% compares with 63.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
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.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 560 to 610.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 North Penn SD
- North Penn SHSHigh · 3,165 students
- Penndale Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Pennfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Pennbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Gwyn-Nor Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
Other schools in Lansdale
- North Penn SHSHigh · 3,165 students
- Penndale Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Walton Farm Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Bridle Path Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
Nearby schools
- North Penn SHS0.9 mi · 3,165
- North Montco Technical Career Center1.1 mi · 32
- York Avenue Elementary School1.7 mi · 291
- Penndale Middle School1.8 mi · 1,171
- Inglewood Elementary School1.9 mi · 408
- Pennbrook Middle School2.1 mi · 767
Frequently asked questions
About Gwynedd Square Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gwynedd Square Elementary School?
Gwynedd Square Elementary School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades KG-06.
Is Gwynedd Square Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gwynedd Square Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gwynedd Square Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gwynedd Square Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gwynedd Square Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gwynedd Square Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 23% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Gwynedd Square Elementary School public or private?
Gwynedd Square Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Penn SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.