Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULPEHOCKEN AREA SD·NCES 422382006322
Penn Bernville Elementary School
24 Shartlesville Rd, Bernville, PA 19506 · (610) 488-6248 · Berks County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- C-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
11.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
124 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Based on grade levels within Tulpehocken Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 48.9% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Penn Bernville Elementary School
Penn Bernville Elementary School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Bernville Elementary School this school | 302 | 41.1% | 50.8% |
| Nye Elementary School Hummelstown | 317 | 39.4% | 58.1% |
| Hamilton Twp Elementary School Sciota | 305 | 40.7% | 63.3% |
| Honey Brook El Center Honey Brook | 289 | 42.9% | 62.8% |
| Andrew Maier Elementary School Blandon | 245 | 40.4% | 60.4% |
| Newberry Elementary School Etters | 286 | 45.8% | 51.9% |
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 Penn Bernville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #851 of 1,396 | #26 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #927 of 1,511 ▼ 141 | #27 of 47 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #746 of 1,511 ▲ 224 | #17 of 47 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #1,246 of 1,638 | #42 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #358 of 1,528 | #10 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #754 of 1,531 | #21 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #1,142 of 1,600 | #32 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #192 of 1,045 | #9 of 33 |
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
302
-29 (-9%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 302 | 25.8 | 11.7:1 | 41% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 28.8 | 10.4:1 | 42% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 29.1 | 10.7:1 | 42% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 42% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 29.9 | 13.3:1 | 32% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 30% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 26% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 13% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penn Bernville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (398 to 302); teachers down 14% (29.9 to 25.8).
About Penn Bernville Elementary School
Families in Bernville, Pennsylvania, are served by Penn Bernville Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school counts 302 students across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Penn Bernville Elementary School is among 4 schools run by Tulpehocken Area SD, which serves 1,243 students.
Roughly 75% of students at Penn Bernville Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.7:1, with 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 41% of enrollment. Public schools in Berks County average 67%.
Penn Bernville Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Penn Bernville Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.8% is 9.2 points below the 60.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Berks County has these Census figures: the median household income is $79,777, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Berks County has 95 public schools and roughly 62,375 students.
The closest public school, Tulpehocken Area High School, is about 3.2 miles from Penn Bernville Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Penn Bernville Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 29 students since 2020-21, to 302.
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Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tulpehocken Area SD
- Tulpehocken Area High SchoolHigh · 441 students
- Bethel Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Tulpehocken Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 214 students
Other schools in Bernville
- Tulpehocken Area High SchoolHigh · 441 students
- Tulpehocken Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 214 students
Nearby schools
- Tulpehocken Area High School3.2 mi · 441
- Tulpehocken Area Middle School3.2 mi · 214
- Conrad Weiser Middle School6.2 mi · 761
- Conrad Weiser High School6.3 mi · 848
- Conrad Weiser West Elementary School6.6 mi · 415
- Berks Career and Technology Center-West Campus7.1 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About Penn Bernville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Penn Bernville Elementary School?
Penn Bernville Elementary School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Penn Bernville Elementary School serve?
Penn Bernville Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Penn Bernville Elementary School have?
Penn Bernville Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Penn Bernville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Penn Bernville Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Penn Bernville Elementary School in?
Penn Bernville Elementary School is part of Tulpehocken Area SD.
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