New Hope-Solebury Lower El Sch

New Hope-Solebury Lower El Sch, a tight-knit elementary school in Solebury, Pennsylvania, operated by New Hope-Solebury SD, teaches 230 students, covering grades K through 2. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so New Hope-Solebury Lower El Sch sits 48% below that benchmark.

Within New Hope-Solebury SD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,237 students, New Hope-Solebury Lower El Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, New Hope-Solebury Lower El Sch lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). The remainder breaks down as 11% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Bucks County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bucks County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, census data for Bucks County shows the typical household earns roughly $114,764 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Bucks County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), of which New Hope-Solebury Lower El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is New Hope-Solebury Upper El Sch, roughly 2.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Hope-Solebury Lower El Sch has contracted 4%, going from 239 students in 2018 to 230 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 10% to 4% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for New Hope-Solebury Lower El Sch typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.