Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY SD·NCES 421686000851
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
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 79 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 42% |
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%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School→New Hope-Solebury Middle School→New Hope-Solebury High School
Based on grade levels within New Hope-Solebury SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 73.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 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 · methodologyTier
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School this school | 277 | 14.4% | 73.9% |
| Hoover Elementary School Camp Hill | 254 | 15.7% | N/A |
| Eisenhower Elementary School Camp Hill | 260 | 19.2% | 77.2% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Bethel Park | 338 | 19.5% | 78.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Pittsburgh | 310 | 13.2% | 83.7% |
| Foster Elementary School Pittsburgh | 304 | 12.2% | 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| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In 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 2024-25Enrollment
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 year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 277 | 25.7 | 10.8:1 | 14% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 25.2 | 10.8:1 | 15% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 25.2 | 11.0:1 | 11% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 27 | 9.7:1 | 11% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 27.7 | 11.2:1 | 8% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 3% (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
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in New Hope-Solebury SD
- New Hope-Solebury High SchoolHigh · 450 students
- New Hope-Solebury Middle SchoolMiddle · 280 students
- New Hope-Solebury Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
Other schools in New Hope
- New Hope-Solebury High SchoolHigh · 450 students
- New Hope-Solebury Middle SchoolMiddle · 280 students
Nearby schools
- New Hope-Solebury Middle School0.1 mi · 280
- New Hope-Solebury High School0.2 mi · 450
- South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School0.9 mi · 265
- Lambertville Public School0.9 mi · 228
- West Amwell School2.4 mi · 141
- West Amwell Township School2.4 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary SchoolWhat 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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