Patricia A Guth El Sch

Patricia A Guth El Sch is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, overseen by Pennridge SD, with 399 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Pennridge SD runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,968 students. Patricia A Guth El Sch is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Patricia A Guth El Sch logs that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Bucks County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Patricia A Guth El Sch has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Patricia A Guth El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bucks County) logs that median household earnings sit near $114,764, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bucks County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), Patricia A Guth El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pennridge HS, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Patricia A Guth El Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 62.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Patricia A Guth El Sch's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 451 (now 399). The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 20% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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