Pfaff El Sch

Pfaff El Sch is a moderately sized elementary campus in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, part of Quakertown Community SD. The school teaches 482 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 8 schools in Quakertown Community SD (4,558 students total), Pfaff El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Pfaff El Sch reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. Compared to Bucks County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pfaff El Sch has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Pfaff El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 37% of students at Pfaff El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Pfaff El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.8%, the actual is 54.6%, a residual of -7.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Bucks County shows the typical household earns roughly $114,764 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Bucks County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), Pfaff El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Trumbauersville El Sch, around 3.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Pfaff El Sch. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pfaff El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 53.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pfaff El Sch has expanded 12%, going from 429 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 3% to 11%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.