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Alumni: what's one memory from Paul V Fly El Sch that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRISTOWN AREA SD·NCES 421698005253
Paul V Fly Elementary School
2920 Potshop Rd, Norristown, PA 19403 · (610) 630-0380 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
461 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.3% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 48.5% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Paul V Fly Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #903 of 1,396 | #80 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #856 of 1,511 ▼ 60 | #82 of 92 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,092 of 1,511 ▼ 11 | #85 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #680 of 1,638 | #48 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #407 of 1,528 | #34 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #34 of 1,531 | #5 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #217 of 1,600 | #5 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #453 of 1,045 | #29 of 61 |
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
452
-55 (-11%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 452 | 38 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 34.4 | 13.4:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 32.4 | 13.9:1 | 100% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 99% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 38.3 | 13.8:1 | 100% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 56% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 44 | 12.2:1 | 47% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 38% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 40 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paul V Fly Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (530 to 452); teachers down 1% (38.3 to 38).
About Paul V Fly Elementary School
Paul V Fly Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Norristown, Pennsylvania. A total of 452 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 4.
Paul V Fly Elementary School is one of the 12 schools that make up Norristown Area SD (7,617 students in total).
Paul V Fly Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 37%. Enrollment also includes 25% White, 20% Black, 13% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Montgomery County overall, about 7% of residents are Hispanic. Paul V Fly Elementary School's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers at Paul V Fly Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.9:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Paul V Fly Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Paul V Fly Elementary School is 14.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (48.7% versus 33.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Paul V Fly Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in the county.
Norristown Area High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Paul V Fly Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Paul V Fly Elementary School is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Paul V Fly Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 452, an 11% decrease from 507 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.9:1 to 11.9:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norristown Area SD
- Norristown Area High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- East Norriton Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Blockson Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Marshall Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in Norristown
- Norristown Area High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- East Norriton Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Blockson Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Marshall Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Norristown Area High School0.7 mi · 2,256
- Whitehall Elementary School0.9 mi · 503
- Marshall Street Elementary School2.0 mi · 585
- East Norriton Middle School2.1 mi · 836
- Blockson Middle School2.2 mi · 695
- Eisenhower Middle School2.2 mi · 781
Frequently asked questions
About Paul V Fly Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Paul V Fly Elementary School?
Paul V Fly Elementary School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades KG-04.
Is Paul V Fly Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paul V Fly Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul V Fly Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paul V Fly Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paul V Fly Elementary School?
At Paul V Fly Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 37% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Paul V Fly Elementary School public or private?
Paul V Fly Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norristown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.