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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KUTZTOWN AREA SD·NCES 421293006316

Kutztown Elementary School

40 Normal Ave, Kutztown, PA 19530 · (610) 683-3557 · Berks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% 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

Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
160 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6216%
Grade 16116%
Grade 25715%
Grade 37820%
Grade 45414%
Grade 57219%

This year's kindergarten class (62) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).

Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
27471%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
7520%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
164%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
19250%
Female
19250%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Kutztown Elementary School→Kutztown Area Middle School→Kutztown Area SHS
Based on grade levels within Kutztown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
60.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2560.3%63.0%
2023-2469.3%68.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Kutztown Elementary School

Kutztown Elementary School's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Kutztown Elementary School this school38441.7%69.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Emmaus
37644.7%58.8%
Daniel Boone Area Primary Center
Birdsboro
39240.6%N/A
Patricia A Guth Elementary School
Perkasie
39940.6%66.3%
Schnecksville School
Schnecksville
46539.4%68.8%
Shohola Elementary School
Shohola
42137.8%59.8%
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 Kutztown Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Berks County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.1%#314 of 1,396#1 of 44
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.0%#450 of 1,511
▼ 170
#4 of 47
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
60.3%#423 of 1,511
▼ 61
#3 of 47
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
384#942 of 1,638#35 of 48
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#900 of 1,528#28 of 48
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
45.0%#654 of 1,531#16 of 48
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.7%#1,134 of 1,600#30 of 48
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+18.5%#100 of 450#4 of 14
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 2024-25
Enrollment
384
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538428.613.4:142% (160)
2023-2436729.212.6:144% (160)
2022-2339230.213.0:142% (163)
2020-213783211.8:133% (125)
2017-1832428.711.3:130% (96)
2015-163272911.3:130% (97)
2010-113632813.0:115% (54)
2000-014513413.3:16% (25)
1990-915282818.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kutztown Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 19% (324 to 384); teachers down 1% (28.7 to 28.6).

About Kutztown Elementary School

Kutztown Elementary School is one of the public schools in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 384 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.

Kutztown Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Kutztown Area SD, which enrolls 1,352 students in total.

At Kutztown Elementary School, White students make up 71% of the student body. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 70% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school has about 13.4 students per teacher and 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 42%. The 67% average for public schools in Berks County is 25 points higher.

The allk12 Grade for Kutztown Elementary School is A-. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 59.8% at Kutztown Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.1%.

Kutztown Elementary School is located in Berks County, where the median household income is $79,777, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kutztown Elementary School is one of 95 public schools in the county.

Of nearby public schools, Kutztown Area SHS is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Kutztown Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Kutztown Elementary School comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.

The school's size has been steady, with 378 students in 2020-21 and 384 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.8:1 to 13.4:1 over the same years.

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Berks County at a glance

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Population
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students

Quick facts

School name
Kutztown Elementary School
District
Kutztown Area SD
Address
40 Normal Ave, Kutztown, PA 19530
Phone
(610) 683-3557
County
Berks County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
384
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
160 (42%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
421293006316
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Kutztown Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Kutztown Elementary School?
Kutztown Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kutztown Elementary School serve?
Kutztown Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kutztown Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Kutztown Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Kutztown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kutztown Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Kutztown Elementary School in?
Kutztown Elementary School is part of Kutztown Area SD.
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