North Wales El Sch

Located at 201 Summit St, in North Wales, Pennsylvania, North Wales El Sch is a mid-tier elementary school that works with 484 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within North Penn SD.

North Penn SD comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 12,817 students; North Wales El Sch is among them.

On the student-mix side, North Wales El Sch shows that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder looks like 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at North Wales El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Wales El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.3%, the actual is 69.0%, a residual of +2.7 points.

Around the school, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $113,915, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), North Wales El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pennbrook MS, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Wales El Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.5%.

North Wales El Sch operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Wales El Sch has climbed 15%, going from 422 students in 2018 to 484 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 67% across the same window.

On this page, the feed for North Wales El Sch typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.