Limerick El Sch

Limerick El Sch, a small K-5 school in Royersford, Pennsylvania, part of Spring-Ford Area SD, teaches 257 students, covering grades K through 4. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Limerick El Sch sits 42% leaner than that benchmark.

Spring-Ford Area SD runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 8,046 students. Limerick El Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Limerick El Sch shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 16% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Limerick El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.8%.

In the surrounding community, Montgomery County reports that the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), of which Limerick El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Evans El Sch, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Limerick El Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 69.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Limerick El Sch has contracted 14%, going from 298 students in 2018 to 257 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 68% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.