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If you could change one rule at Marlborough El Sch, what would it be?
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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER PERKIOMEN SD·NCES 422454009968
Marlborough Elementary School
1450 Gravel Pike, Green Lane, PA 18054 · (215) 541-7299 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
A-
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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
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
137 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 98 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 24% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Marlborough Elementary School→Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center→Upper Perkiomen Middle School→Upper Perkiomen High School
Based on grade levels within Upper Perkiomen SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
78.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 78.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 66.0% |
% 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Marlborough Elementary School
Marlborough Elementary School's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough Elementary School this school | 409 | 33.5% | 71.3% |
| Aston Elementary School Aston | 405 | 31.9% | 57.4% |
| Brandywine Heights Elementary School Topton | 372 | 32.3% | 57.5% |
| Dormont Elementary School Pittsburgh | 380 | 33.4% | 80.1% |
| John Beck Elementary School Lititz | 432 | 34.5% | 58.4% |
| Twin Valley El Center Elverson | 395 | 37.2% | 65.8% |
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 Marlborough Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #267 of 1,396 | #36 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #133 of 1,511 ▲ 193 | #22 of 92 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #248 of 1,511 ▲ 5 | #32 of 92 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #846 of 1,638 | #63 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,359 of 1,528 | #93 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #958 of 1,531 | #92 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #1,281 of 1,600 | #45 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.3% | #26 of 1,045 | #1 of 61 |
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
409
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 409 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 33% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 26.2 | 16.5:1 | 32% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 26.6 | 16.2:1 | 28% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 20% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 40.6 | 17.5:1 | 24% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 29% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 18% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 36 | 19.1:1 | 10% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 731 | 34 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marlborough Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (709 to 409); teachers down 36% (40.6 to 26).
About Marlborough Elementary School
Marlborough Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Upper Perkiomen SD, located in Green Lane, Pennsylvania. It enrolls 409 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 3.
Federal data list 5 schools in Upper Perkiomen SD, with 3,072 students enrolled.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. It is also 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Montgomery County's residents are about 73% White, 9 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
Marlborough Elementary School reported 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.7:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1, 2.7 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 137 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 33% of enrollment.
On the allk12 Grade, Marlborough Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 80% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Test results at Marlborough Elementary School are 8.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (71.3% actual, 63.3% predicted).
In Montgomery County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $113,915 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Montgomery County number 160, with about 115,302 students.
Marlborough Elementary School's nearest public school is Upper Perkiomen High School (about 2.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Ranked by average proficiency, Marlborough Elementary School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Marlborough Elementary School was 419 in 2020-21 and 409 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.5 to 15.7 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Marlborough Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Upper Perkiomen SD
- Upper Perkiomen High SchoolHigh · 1,021 students
- Upper Perkiomen Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
- Hereford Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade CenterElementary · 466 students
Other Marlborough Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Marlborough Elementary. Marlborough Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Marlborough Elementary SchoolMarlborough, NH · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Perkiomen High School2.5 mi · 1,021
- Upper Perkiomen Middle School2.9 mi · 672
- Salford Hills Elementary School3.3 mi · 449
- New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School3.9 mi · 606
- Vernfield Elementary School4.5 mi · 517
- Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center4.6 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Marlborough Elementary SchoolHow large is Marlborough Elementary School?
Marlborough Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Marlborough Elementary School serve?
Marlborough Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marlborough Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marlborough Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marlborough Elementary School?
Student demographics at Marlborough Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Marlborough Elementary School?
Marlborough Elementary School is overseen by Upper Perkiomen SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.