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Enrollment
988
Elementary
DISTRICT 979 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRISTOL TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 420423007597
Keystone Elementary School
1800 Keystone St, Croydon, PA 19021 · (267) 599-2470 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL988 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
977 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 161 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 171 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 159 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 163 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 161 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 173 | 18% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
33.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 35.7% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Keystone Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #1,071 of 1,396 | #66 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,004 of 1,511 | #65 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,138 of 1,511 | #68 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 988 | #30 of 1,638 | #1 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,445 of 1,528 | #68 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #78 of 1,531 | #4 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #390 of 1,600 | #7 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #796 of 1,045 | #36 of 50 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
988
+102 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 988 | 59 | 16.8:1 | 99% (977) |
| 2023-24 | 977 | 60 | 16.3:1 | 100% (977) |
| 2022-23 | 943 | 55 | 17.1:1 | 100% (943) |
| 2020-21 | 886 | 55 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,055 | 59 | 17.9:1 | 63% (662) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keystone Elementary School.
About Keystone Elementary School
Keystone Elementary School is a public elementary school in Croydon, Pennsylvania. The school's enrollment of 988 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 123% higher than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
Keystone Elementary School is part of a district of 6 schools: Bristol Township SD, with 5,985 students.
The most common group at Keystone Elementary School is White students, at 45%. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 16% Black, 16% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Bucks County, the White share is about 81%. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Keystone Elementary School operates with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania have 13.1:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. Keystone Elementary School reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in Bucks County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Keystone Elementary School is 4.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.5% actual, 35.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Across Bucks County, the median household income is $114,764, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Bucks County has 123 public schools and roughly 81,956 students.
Russell C Struble Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Keystone Elementary School comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Keystone Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Keystone Elementary School's enrollment climbed 12%, to 988.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Keystone Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Bristol Township SD
- Truman SHSHigh · 1,626 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 975 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 974 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Neil A Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
Nearby schools
- Russell C Struble Elementary School1.7 mi · 496
- Wilbur Watts Intermediate School2.1 mi · 483
- Mildred Magowan Elementary School2.1 mi · 583
- Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary School2.1 mi · 623
- Samuel Smith Elementary School2.1 mi · 310
- Captain James Lawrence Elementary School2.2 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Keystone Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Keystone Elementary School?
Keystone Elementary School enrolls approximately 988 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Keystone Elementary School serve?
Keystone Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Keystone Elementary School have?
Keystone Elementary School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Keystone Elementary School?
Keystone Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Keystone Elementary School public or private?
Keystone Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bristol Township SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.