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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYERTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420396000755
New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School
2547 Big Rd, Frederick, PA 19435 · (610) 754-9580 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
18.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
108 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
52.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
49.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 55.6% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School
New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School this school | 606 | 17.8% | 57.5% |
| Franklin Regional Primary School Murrysville | 619 | 21.0% | N/A |
| Scenic Hills Elementary School Springfield | 675 | 17.0% | 84.0% |
| Churchville Elementary School Churchville | 558 | 15.1% | 62.3% |
| Chestnutwold Elementary School Ardmore | 566 | 15.2% | 77.9% |
| Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School Nazareth | 576 | 22.6% | 71.9% |
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 New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #662 of 1,396 | #70 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #799 of 1,511 ▼ 198 | #79 of 92 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #673 of 1,511 ▲ 36 | #69 of 92 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #259 of 1,638 | #16 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,508 of 1,528 | #96 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #1,080 of 1,531 | #95 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #1,473 of 1,600 | #79 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #661 of 1,045 | #43 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
606
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 606 | 32.1 | 18.9:1 | 18% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 36.6 | 16.1:1 | 18% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 35.6 | 16.4:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 14% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 40.1 | 16.7:1 | 12% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 782 | 43 | 18.2:1 | 12% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 7% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 35 | 19.2:1 | 5% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | 34 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (670 to 606); teachers down 20% (40.1 to 32.1).
About New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School
New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Frederick, Pennsylvania. It reported 606 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School is one of the 9 schools that make up Boyertown Area SD (6,300 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School is 86% White. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 13 points above the 73% share among Montgomery County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
The school lists 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 108 students, or 18%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 40%.
New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School is 12.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 57.5% actual, 70.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
The school is in Montgomery County, where median household income comes to 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. Montgomery County's 160 public schools enroll about 115,302 students and include New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School.
About 1.9 miles separate New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School from the closest public school, Boyertown Area MS-East. The five-mile area around New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 58.5% on proficiency, and New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School is below that at 57.5%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment rose by 3% across 4 years, from 591 in 2020-21 to 606 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 16.4:1 in 2020-21 to 18.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Boyertown Area SHSHigh · 2,052 students
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- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Boyertown Area MS-East1.9 mi · 841
- Perkiomen Valley MS-West3.5 mi · 509
- Gilbertsville Elementary School3.5 mi · 517
- Marlborough Elementary School3.9 mi · 409
- Boyertown Area SHS4.8 mi · 2,052
- Boyertown Elementary School4.8 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary SchoolHow many students attend New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School?
New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School enrolls approximately 606 students in grades KG-05.
Is New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School?
At New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School public or private?
New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boyertown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.