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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NESHAMINY SD·NCES 421641001069
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School
300 Heights Lane, Feasterville, PA 19053 · (215) 809-6370 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
262 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (115).
Student demographics
55%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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
70.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 70.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 66.3% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School this school | 486 | 53.9% | 64.2% |
| Crestview Elementary School Carlisle | 541 | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| James Burd Elementary School Shippensburg | 529 | 63.9% | 56.3% |
| W.G. Rice Elementary School Mount Holly Springs | 453 | 45.7% | N/A |
| West Creek Hills Elementary School Camp Hill | 587 | 57.2% | 55.9% |
| Belle Valley Elementary School Erie | 626 | 54.0% | 65.6% |
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 Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #466 of 1,396 | #41 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #260 of 1,511 ▲ 54 | #28 of 72 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #533 of 1,511 ▲ 304 | #43 of 72 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #567 of 1,638 | #31 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,424 of 1,528 | #66 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #437 of 1,531 | #13 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #930 of 1,600 | #16 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #173 of 450 | #7 of 19 |
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
486
+36 (+8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 486 | 29.7 | 16.4:1 | 54% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 28.4 | 17.2:1 | 54% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 28.4 | 16.6:1 | 44% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 35% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 26.7 | 16.5:1 | 36% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 25% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 11% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 32 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (440 to 486); teachers up 11% (26.7 to 29.7).
About Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Feasterville, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 486 students in kindergarten through 4.
Neshaminy SD has 9,353 students in 10 schools, and Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School, about 64 are White. The rest of enrollment is 14% Asian, 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Bucks County, the White share is about 81%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
The school has 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.4 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. The school reported 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in Bucks County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School is 9.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 64.2%. Predicted: 54.5%.
Census data for Bucks County show the median household earns about $114,764 a year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bucks County number 123, with about 81,956 students.
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Poquessing Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 56.5% on proficiency, and Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School is above that at 64.2%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 8%.
This page is set up for the Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Neshaminy SD
- Neshaminy High SchoolHigh · 2,916 students
- Maple Point Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,296 students
- Poquessing Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Tawanka Elementary SchoolElementary · 835 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
Nearby schools
- Poquessing Middle School0.1 mi · 966
- Tawanka Elementary School1.5 mi · 835
- Pine Road Elementary School2.0 mi · 628
- Comly Watson School2.2 mi · 618
- Holland Elementary School2.4 mi · 425
- Neshaminy High School2.5 mi · 2,916
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary SchoolHow large is Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School?
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School serve?
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School have?
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School?
Student demographics at Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School in?
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School is part of Neshaminy SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.