Perry El Sch

Located at 201 Fourth Street, in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania, Perry El Sch is a low-enrollment primary school that teaches 327 students (grades K through 5), run under Hamburg Area SD. Enrollment runs roughly 26% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 4 schools in Hamburg Area SD (2,045 students total), Perry El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Perry El Sch reports that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Perry El Sch has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Berks County's rate of about 67%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Perry El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.0%; this one delivers 57.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Berks County) records that the typical household earns roughly $79,777 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Berks County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), of which Perry El Sch is one.

Hamburg Area HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles from this campus. 6 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), Perry El Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Perry El Sch has fell 9%, going from 359 students in 2018 to 327 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 92% to 87% over that span.

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