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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY SD·NCES 421989000854
Pfaff Elementary School
1600 Sleepy Hollow Road, Quakertown, PA 18951 · (215) 529-2850 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-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
12.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
178 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Quakertown Community SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 57.0% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Pfaff Elementary School
Pfaff Elementary School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfaff Elementary School this school | 482 | 36.9% | 54.6% |
| Conrad Weiser East Elementary School Wernersville | 449 | 36.7% | 61.8% |
| Fishing Creek Elementary School Lewisberry | 431 | 34.8% | 62.8% |
| Brecknock Elementary School Denver | 441 | 41.5% | 52.4% |
| Schwenksville Elementary School Schwenksville | 474 | 35.9% | 64.9% |
| North Coventry Elementary School Pottstown | 532 | 32.9% | 70.0% |
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 Pfaff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #743 of 1,396 | #54 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #705 of 1,511 ▼ 135 | #56 of 72 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #803 of 1,511 ▲ 205 | #53 of 72 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #580 of 1,638 | #34 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #436 of 1,528 | #17 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #825 of 1,531 | #44 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #1,213 of 1,600 | #32 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #155 of 450 | #5 of 19 |
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
482
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 482 | 40.1 | 12.0:1 | 37% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 38.5 | 12.9:1 | 36% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 31.8 | 15.2:1 | 36% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 35% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 27.9 | 15.4:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 14% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pfaff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (429 to 482); teachers up 44% (27.9 to 40.1).
About Pfaff Elementary School
Pfaff Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 482 students in kindergarten through 5.
Pfaff Elementary School is one school in Quakertown Community SD, a system of 8 schools with 4,558 students.
By race and ethnicity, Pfaff Elementary School is 78% White. It is also 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. For comparison, Bucks County is about 81% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Pfaff Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
Dividing enrollment by its 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. Eligible students account for 37% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for Pfaff Elementary School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Pfaff Elementary School is 7.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.6% actual, 61.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Across Bucks County, median household income is about $114,764, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Bucks County number 123 and enroll about 81,956.
The next-closest public school is Trumbauersville Elementary School, about 3.8 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Pfaff Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 54.6% is above the 53.8% average for nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school's size has been steady, with 473 students in 2020-21 and 482 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.3 to 12.0 over 4 years.
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Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Quakertown Community SD
- Quakertown Community High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Strayer Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Neidig Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Trumbauersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 331 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other schools in Quakertown
- Quakertown Community High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Strayer Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Neidig Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Trumbauersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 331 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Trumbauersville Elementary School3.8 mi · 376
- Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center4.0 mi · 466
- Upper Perkiomen Middle School4.6 mi · 672
- Upper Perkiomen High School4.7 mi · 1,021
- 6th Grade Center5.0 mi · 331
- Quakertown Elementary School5.1 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Pfaff Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pfaff Elementary School?
Pfaff Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pfaff Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pfaff Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Pfaff Elementary School have?
Pfaff Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Pfaff Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pfaff Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pfaff Elementary School in?
Pfaff Elementary School is part of Quakertown Community SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.