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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAZARETH AREA SD·NCES 421638003488
Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School
960 Bushkill Center Rd, Nazareth, PA 18064 · (610) 759-1118 · Northampton County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
13.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
130 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (125).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School→Nazareth Area Intermediate School→Nazareth Area Middle School→Nazareth Area High School
Based on grade levels within Nazareth Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
71.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 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 down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 71.3% | 68.0% |
% 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
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School
Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School this school | 576 | 22.6% | 71.9% |
| Fairview Elementary School Mountaintop | 612 | 26.3% | 64.0% |
| French Creek Elementary School Pottstown | 581 | 24.6% | 68.0% |
| Franklin Regional Primary School Murrysville | 619 | 21.0% | N/A |
| New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School Frederick | 606 | 17.8% | 57.5% |
| Rowan Elementary School Cranberry Twp | 494 | 19.6% | 76.3% |
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 Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #256 of 1,396 | #4 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #252 of 1,511 ▲ 31 | #3 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #311 of 1,511 ▼ 10 | #4 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #311 of 1,638 | #5 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #885 of 1,528 | #26 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #986 of 1,531 | #31 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #1,415 of 1,600 | #35 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +64.6% | #9 of 450 | #2 of 8 |
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
576
+200 (+53%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 576 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 23% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 39.4 | 14.9:1 | 22% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 38.5 | 14.3:1 | 21% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 22.8 | 15.4:1 | 13% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 13% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 7% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 5% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 65% (350 to 576); teachers up 89% (22.8 to 43).
About Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School
Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. It has an enrollment of 576 students in kindergarten through 4. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 30% larger than average.
Nazareth Area SD has 6 schools and 4,884 students, and Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School, about 83 are White. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Northampton County is roughly 74% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 23%. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Northampton County is 38 points.
Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School is 4.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 71.9% actual, 67.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
In Northampton County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $89,184, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 60 public schools and about 38,316 students.
Measured in a straight line, Plainfield Elementary School is about 2.3 miles from Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Federal counts for Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School: 376 students in 2020-21, 576 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.0 to 13.4 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,580
Census ACS
Median income
$89,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
38,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nazareth Area SD
- Nazareth Area High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
- Nazareth Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Nazareth Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Lower Nazareth Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Shafer Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
Other schools in Nazareth
- Nazareth Area High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
- Nazareth Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Nazareth Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Lower Nazareth Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Shafer Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Plainfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Plainfield Elementary School2.3 mi · 434
- Nazareth Area High School3.7 mi · 1,607
- Shafer Elementary School3.7 mi · 559
- Wind Gap Middle School3.8 mi · 510
- Nazareth Area Middle School4.1 mi · 775
- Nazareth Area Intermediate School4.1 mi · 752
Frequently asked questions
About Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School?
Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades KG-04.
Is Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School have?
Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School?
Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School is overseen by Nazareth Area SD in Northampton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.