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New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School

186 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA 18938 · (215) 862-8026 · Bucks County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-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

Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
40 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 37929%
Grade 48330%
Grade 511542%
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
20273%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
2710%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
176%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
2910%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
15556%
Female
12244%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School→New Hope-Solebury Middle School→New Hope-Solebury High School
Feeds from
New Hope-Solebury Lower Elementary SchoolKG–02
Based on grade levels within New Hope-Solebury SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
67.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
73.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2567.8%73.8%
2023-2474.0%73.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School

New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School this school27714.4%73.9%
Hoover Elementary School
Camp Hill
25415.7%N/A
Eisenhower Elementary School
Camp Hill
26019.2%77.2%
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Bethel Park
33819.5%78.4%
Jefferson Elementary School
Pittsburgh
31013.2%83.7%
Foster Elementary School
Pittsburgh
30412.2%81.5%
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 Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Bucks County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
73.9%#222 of 1,396#21 of 71
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
73.8%#215 of 1,511
▼ 26
#24 of 72
▼ 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.8%#246 of 1,511
▼ 10
#23 of 72
▲ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
277#1,325 of 1,638#65 of 74
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.8:1#167 of 1,528#5 of 71
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
44.4%#667 of 1,531#33 of 71
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
14.4%#1,516 of 1,600#58 of 73
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.6%#622 of 1,045#26 of 50
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 2024-25
Enrollment
277
+16 (+6%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 9.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2527725.710.8:114% (40)
2023-2427325.210.8:115% (40)
2022-2327725.211.0:111% (30)
2020-21261279.7:111% (30)
2017-1831027.711.2:18% (26)
2015-162962412.3:18% (23)
2010-113772217.1:13% (10)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (310 to 277); teachers down 7% (27.7 to 25.7).

About New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School

New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School is a small elementary school in New Hope, Pennsylvania, administered by New Hope-Solebury SD. It enrolls 277 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 3 through 5. It has 37% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).

New Hope-Solebury SD is made up of 4 schools with 1,237 students in all.

The share of White students at New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School is 73%, a majority. Smaller groups are 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Bucks County is roughly 81% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.

There are 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School, giving a ratio of 10.8:1. The school's 10.8:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. By family income, 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 40% average among public schools in Bucks County.

On the allk12 Grade, New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.

Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School's results are 2.4 points above predicted: 73.9% against 71.4%.

In Bucks County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $114,764 a year, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Bucks County number 123, with about 81,956 students.

New Hope-Solebury Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.

From 261 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 277 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 9.7 in 2020-21 to 10.8 in 2024-25.

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Bucks County at a glance

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Population
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students

Quick facts

School name
New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School
District
New Hope-Solebury SD
Address
186 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA 18938
Phone
(215) 862-8026
County
Bucks County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
277
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
40 (14%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
421686000851
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School?
New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School serve?
New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School.
How diverse is New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School?
New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School?
New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School is overseen by New Hope-Solebury SD in Bucks County.
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