Mifflin Park El Sch

Set in Shillington, Pennsylvania, Mifflin Park El Sch is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within Governor Mifflin SD. It serves 503 students across grades K through 4.

Mifflin Park El Sch is one of 6 schools operated by Governor Mifflin SD, a district that works with 4,154 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mifflin Park El Sch records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 42% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Berks County's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, Mifflin Park El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 47.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Berks County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,777, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Berks County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), Mifflin Park El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Intermediate Sch, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mifflin Park El Sch at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mifflin Park El Sch's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 503). The White share of enrollment edged down from 58% to 42% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.