Makefield El Sch

Makefield El Sch is a mid-tier elementary campus in Yardley, Pennsylvania, run under Pennsbury SD. The school serves 397 students in grades K through 5.

Pennsbury SD runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 9,435 students. Makefield El Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Makefield El Sch logs that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bucks County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Makefield El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.0%; this one delivers 68.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bucks County) shows that median household earnings sit near $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Makefield El Sch is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students).

The closest other public school is Pennwood MS, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Makefield El Sch at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 414 students in 2018 compared to 397 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.