Kutztown El Sch

Kutztown El Sch is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, overseen by Kutztown Area SD, with 384 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Kutztown Area SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,352 students; Kutztown El Sch is among them.

In terms of who attends, Kutztown El Sch lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Berks County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Berks County's rate of about 67%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kutztown El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.8%; this one delivers 69.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Berks County put the typical household earns roughly $79,777 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Berks County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), Kutztown El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kutztown Area SHS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kutztown El Sch at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 55.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kutztown El Sch has rose 19%, going from 324 students in 2018 to 384 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Kutztown El Sch community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.