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Jarrettown El Sch
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Jarrettown El Sch
As an average-sized elementary school in Dresher, Pennsylvania, Jarrettown El Sch enrolls 454 students from grades K through 5, operated by Upper Dublin SD.
Within Upper Dublin SD, which oversees 6 schools and 4,089 students, Jarrettown El Sch is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Jarrettown El Sch lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 13% of students at Jarrettown El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jarrettown El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.8%; this one delivers 81.6%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household earnings sit near $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), of which Jarrettown El Sch is one.
Maple Glen El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jarrettown El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 73.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jarrettown El Sch has stayed largely flat, going from 453 students in 2018 to 454 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 77% to 82% over that span.
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