New Hanover-Upper Frederick El

Located at 2547 Big Rd, in Frederick, Pennsylvania, New Hanover-Upper Frederick El is a moderately sized K-5 school that caters to 606 students (grades K through 5), run under Boyertown Area SD. That puts it 37% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Boyertown Area SD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 6,300 students. New Hanover-Upper Frederick El is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, New Hanover-Upper Frederick El lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, New Hanover-Upper Frederick El logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at New Hanover-Upper Frederick El qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, New Hanover-Upper Frederick El tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Hanover-Upper Frederick El is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students).

The closest other public school is Boyertown Area MS-East, roughly 1.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, New Hanover-Upper Frederick El comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 58.5%.

New Hanover-Upper Frederick El operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Hanover-Upper Frederick El has contracted 10%, going from 670 students in 2018 to 606 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 92% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.