Knapp El Sch

Located at 698 Knapp Road, in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Knapp El Sch is a medium-sized primary school that teaches 633 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within North Penn SD. Enrollment runs roughly 43% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 17 schools in North Penn SD (12,817 students total), Knapp El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Knapp El Sch shows that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Knapp El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.3%; this one delivers 58.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household income runs about $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. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), Knapp El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Penndale MS, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Knapp El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Knapp El Sch at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.1%.

Knapp El Sch operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 10%: 578 students in 2018 compared to 633 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Knapp El Sch typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.