Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARPLE NEWTOWN SD·NCES 421476001899
Loomis Elementary School
369 N Central Blvd, Broomall, PA 19008 · (610) 359-4350 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% 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
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
118 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 59% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Marple Newtown SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.9pp since 2023
Math
63.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.9% | 63.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 62.5% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Loomis Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loomis Elementary School this school | 376 | 31.4% | 68.7% |
| McClellan Elementary School Pittsburgh | 367 | 34.9% | N/A |
| Russell Elementary School Broomall | 400 | 28.5% | 67.3% |
| Hershey Primary Elementary School Hershey | 427 | 29.0% | 78.0% |
| Gill Hall Elementary School Jefferson Hills | 424 | 28.3% | N/A |
| Hershey Early Childhood Center Hershey | 420 | 30.0% | N/A |
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 Loomis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #331 of 1,396 | #21 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #442 of 1,511 ▼ 17 | #22 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #469 of 1,511 ▼ 265 | #22 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #968 of 1,638 | #50 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #300 of 1,528 | #25 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #593 of 1,531 | #32 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #1,310 of 1,600 | #48 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #980 of 1,045 | #43 of 45 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
376
-51 (-12%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 376 | 32.8 | 11.5:1 | 31% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 30.6 | 13.3:1 | 29% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 28.6 | 13.8:1 | 23% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 21% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 25.6 | 14.9:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 17% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 14% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 4% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 20 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loomis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (382 to 376); teachers up 28% (25.6 to 32.8).
About Loomis Elementary School
Loomis Elementary School is a small elementary school in Marple Newtown SD, located in Broomall, Pennsylvania. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 376 students in kindergarten through 5.
The district for Loomis Elementary School is Marple Newtown SD, with 6 schools and 3,882 students.
White students account for 71% of enrollment at Loomis Elementary School. The remaining students are 13% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Loomis Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
Loomis Elementary School operates with 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. About 31% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 27 points below the 58% average for public schools in Delaware County.
The allk12 Grade for Loomis Elementary School is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Loomis Elementary School is 64.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Delaware County, median household income is about $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Loomis Elementary School is one of 113 public schools in Delaware County, which together enroll about 74,663 students.
The closest public school to Loomis Elementary School is Russell Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Loomis Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 427 in 2020-21 and 376 in 2024-25, a decrease of 51 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.2:1 to 11.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Loomis Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marple Newtown SD
- Marple Newtown SHSHigh · 1,266 students
- Paxon Hollow Middle SchoolMiddle · 868 students
- Culbertson Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Worrall Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Russell Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
Other schools in Broomall
- Paxon Hollow Middle SchoolMiddle · 868 students
- Worrall Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Russell Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
Other Loomis Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Loomis Elementary. Loomis Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Loomis ElementaryLoomis, CA · 438 students
- LOOMIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLOOMIS, NE · 153 students
Nearby schools
- Russell Elementary School1.0 mi · 400
- Paxon Hollow Middle School1.1 mi · 868
- Manoa Elementary School1.4 mi · 706
- Aronimink Elementary School1.7 mi · 626
- Lynnewood Elementary School1.8 mi · 580
- Worrall Elementary School2.1 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Loomis Elementary SchoolHow large is Loomis Elementary School?
Loomis Elementary School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-05.
Is Loomis Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Loomis Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Loomis Elementary School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Loomis Elementary School.
How diverse is Loomis Elementary School?
Loomis Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Loomis Elementary School in?
Loomis Elementary School is part of Marple Newtown SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.