Kulp El Sch

Kulp El Sch, a mid-tier elementary school in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, overseen by North Penn SD, caters to 583 students, covering grades K through 6. That puts it 32% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Within North Penn SD, which oversees 17 schools and 12,817 students, Kulp El Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Kulp El Sch shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Kulp El Sch reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Kulp El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Kulp El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kulp El Sch is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students).

Oak Park El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 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), Kulp El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.7%.

Kulp El Sch operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kulp El Sch has edged up 10%, going from 532 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 57% to 51% over that span.

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