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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER DUBLIN SD·NCES 422439003382
Jarrettown Elementary School
1520 Limekiln Pike, Dresher, PA 19025 · (215) 643-8951 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% 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.
- B+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
12.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
61 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 Dublin SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
82.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 82.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 80.8% |
% 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
81.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Jarrettown Elementary School
Jarrettown Elementary School's state test result (81.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrettown Elementary School this school | 454 | 13.4% | 81.6% |
| Salford Hills Elementary School Harleysville | 449 | 16.0% | 78.2% |
| Media Elementary School Media | 488 | 15.0% | 80.2% |
| Quarry Hill Elementary School Yardley | 464 | 14.2% | 74.6% |
| Coopertown Elementary School Bryn Mawr | 471 | 10.0% | 87.3% |
| Holland Elementary School Holland | 425 | 15.1% | 70.3% |
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 Jarrettown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #82 of 1,396 | #14 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #78 of 1,511 ▼ 4 | #11 of 92 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #92 of 1,511 ▲ 112 | #14 of 92 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #676 of 1,638 | #46 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #542 of 1,528 | #44 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #964 of 1,531 | #93 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.4% | #1,526 of 1,600 | #89 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #449 of 450 | #30 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
454
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 454 | 36.9 | 12.3:1 | 13% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 35.6 | 13.1:1 | 13% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 35.8 | 12.6:1 | 10% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 11% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 34.1 | 13.3:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 12% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 8% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 7% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 25 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jarrettown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (453 to 454); teachers up 8% (34.1 to 36.9).
About Jarrettown Elementary School
Jarrettown Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Dresher, Pennsylvania. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 454 students.
Within Upper Dublin SD, Jarrettown Elementary School is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 4,089 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Jarrettown Elementary School is White, at 82%. Other reported shares: 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Montgomery County's residents are about 73% White, 9 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
Jarrettown Elementary School has 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1. At Jarrettown Elementary School, 13% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 27 points below the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
On the allk12 Grade, Jarrettown Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 89% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Jarrettown Elementary School is 9.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 81.6% actual, 71.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
In the wider Montgomery County area, the median household earns about $113,915 a year, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Montgomery County, 160 public schools serve about 115,302 students.
Measured in a straight line, Maple Glen Elementary School is about 1.1 miles from Jarrettown Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 73.1%, lower than Jarrettown Elementary School's 81.6%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 423 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 454 by 2024-25.
The Jarrettown Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Upper Dublin SD
- Upper Dublin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Sandy Run Middle SchoolMiddle · 962 students
- Fort Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Maple Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Thomas Fitzwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Glen Elementary School1.1 mi · 452
- Thomas Fitzwater Elementary School1.4 mi · 431
- Upper Dublin High School1.6 mi · 1,272
- Sandy Run Middle School1.6 mi · 962
- Fort Washington Elementary School1.7 mi · 518
- Willow Hill School2.2 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Jarrettown Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jarrettown Elementary School?
Jarrettown Elementary School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-05.
Is Jarrettown Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jarrettown Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Jarrettown Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Jarrettown Elementary School.
How diverse is Jarrettown Elementary School?
Jarrettown Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Jarrettown Elementary School public or private?
Jarrettown Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Upper Dublin SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.