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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PENN SD·NCES 421728005344
Hatfield Elementary School
1701 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 19440 · (215) 368-1585 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
327 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 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
75%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
50.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 39.3% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Hatfield Elementary School
Hatfield Elementary School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfield Elementary School this school | 501 | 65.3% | 49.7% |
| Knapp Elementary School Lansdale | 633 | 56.7% | 58.5% |
| Hambright Elementary School Lancaster | 574 | 66.4% | 59.1% |
| Oak Park Elementary School Lansdale | 526 | 62.7% | 52.2% |
| Sara Lindemuth Elementary School Harrisburg | 758 | 73.2% | N/A |
| Bellaire Elementary School Carlisle | 407 | 60.0% | 59.7% |
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 Hatfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #875 of 1,396 | #78 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #834 of 1,511 ▲ 146 | #81 of 92 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #714 of 1,511 ▲ 273 | #72 of 92 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #531 of 1,638 | #38 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #289 of 1,528 | #21 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.2% | #21 of 1,531 | #1 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #761 of 1,600 | #16 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #386 of 450 | #28 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
501
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 501 | 43.8 | 11.4:1 | 65% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 42.4 | 12.3:1 | 63% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 64% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 62% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 35.5 | 13.8:1 | 59% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 52% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 35% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 36 | 18.9:1 | 16% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 38 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hatfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (491 to 501); teachers up 23% (35.5 to 43.8).
About Hatfield Elementary School
Hatfield Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. It reported 501 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Hatfield Elementary School is one of the 17 schools that make up North Penn SD (12,817 students in total).
The largest group at Hatfield Elementary School is White students, at 31%. Smaller groups are 31% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Montgomery County is roughly 73% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hatfield Elementary School scores 75%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hatfield Elementary School is 11.4:1, based on 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Lunch program data show 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 40%.
Hatfield Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (49.7%) and its predicted rate (49.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Montgomery County show that median household income comes to about $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 160, with about 115,302 students.
The closest school to Hatfield Elementary School is Pennfield Middle School, located about 0.5 miles away. Hatfield Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 58.7% on proficiency, and Hatfield Elementary School is below that at 49.7%.
Hatfield Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Hatfield Elementary School enrolled 480 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 501. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.6:1 to 11.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Hatfield Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Hatfield
- Pennfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Kulp Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
Other Hatfield Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hatfield Elementary. Hatfield Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Hatfield Elementary SchoolUniontown, PA · 342 students
- Hatfield Elementary SchoolMitchell, IN · 396 students
- Hatfield ElementaryHatfield, MA · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Pennfield Middle School0.5 mi · 865
- Kulp Elementary School1.8 mi · 583
- Oak Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 526
- West Broad Street Elementary School1.8 mi · 378
- Walton Farm Elementary School1.9 mi · 566
- Inglewood Elementary School2.1 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Hatfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hatfield Elementary School?
Hatfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Hatfield Elementary School serve?
Hatfield Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Hatfield Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Hatfield Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hatfield Elementary School?
At Hatfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 31% Hispanic, 11% Black, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hatfield Elementary School in?
Hatfield Elementary School is part of North Penn SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.