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If you could change one rule at Marshall Street El Sch, what would it be?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRISTOWN AREA SD·NCES 421698003408
Marshall Street Elementary School
1525 W Marshall St, Norristown, PA 19403 · (610) 630-8550 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
566 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (129).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.2pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.2% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 29.3% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Marshall Street Elementary School
Marshall Street Elementary School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Street Elementary School this school | 585 | 96.8% | 35.5% |
| Lawton Henry W School Philadelphia | 571 | 99.3% | 23.6% |
| Webster School Philadelphia | 510 | 98.8% | 22.8% |
| Disston Hamilton School Philadelphia | 737 | 99.9% | 13.8% |
| Foose School Harrisburg | 522 | 97.9% | 11.3% |
| Paxinosa Elementary School Easton | 572 | 99.7% | 25.0% |
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 Marshall Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,115 of 1,396 | #88 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #1,106 of 1,511 ▲ 25 | #89 of 92 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #1,294 of 1,511 ▼ 121 | #90 of 92 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #291 of 1,638 | #19 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #540 of 1,528 | #43 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #224 of 1,531 | #30 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #515 of 1,600 | #13 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #566 of 1,045 | #37 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
585
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
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 | 585 | 47.5 | 12.3:1 | 97% (566) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 46.3 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 42.2 | 13.8:1 | 100% (580) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 40.7 | 16.3:1 | 100% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 85% (585) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 73% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 47% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 41 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (663 to 585); teachers up 17% (40.7 to 47.5).
About Marshall Street Elementary School
Marshall Street Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The latest federal count shows 585 students in kindergarten through 4. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 32% larger than average.
Federal data list 12 schools in Norristown Area SD, with 7,617 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Marshall Street Elementary School is 51% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Black, 12% multiracial, and 8% White. In Montgomery County overall, about 7% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Marshall Street Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
At Marshall Street Elementary School, 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Roughly 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 57 points above the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
The allk12 Grade for Marshall Street Elementary School is C. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Marshall Street Elementary School is 36.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Montgomery County, median household income is about $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marshall Street Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County, which together enroll about 115,302 students.
The next-closest public school is Blockson Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Marshall Street Elementary School. On proficiency, Marshall Street Elementary School is ahead of the 27.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 581 students in 2020-21 and 585 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.2 to 12.3 over 4 years.
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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 Norristown Area SD
- Norristown Area High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- East Norriton Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Blockson Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Paul V Fly Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
Other schools in Norristown
- Norristown Area High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- East Norriton Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Blockson Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Paul V Fly Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Blockson Middle School0.3 mi · 695
- Whitehall Elementary School1.1 mi · 503
- Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School1.1 mi · 180
- Norristown Area High School1.3 mi · 2,256
- Davenport Elementary School1.3 mi · 361
- Eisenhower Middle School1.4 mi · 781
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall Street Elementary SchoolHow large is Marshall Street Elementary School?
Marshall Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades KG-04.
Is Marshall Street Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marshall Street Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Marshall Street Elementary School have?
Marshall Street Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Marshall Street Elementary School?
Marshall Street Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 51% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Marshall Street Elementary School public or private?
Marshall Street Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norristown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.