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If you had an hour of school board time for Pine Road El Sch, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
628
Elementary
DISTRICT 643 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWER MORELAND TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421419003297
Pine Road Elementary School
3737 Pine Rd, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 · (215) 938-0290 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest 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
13.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
231 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 165 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 169 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 183 | 29% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Pine Road Elementary School→Murray Avenue School→Lower Moreland Middle School→Lower Moreland High School
Based on grade levels within Lower Moreland Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -17.3pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 74.6% |
| 2023-24 | 73.4% | 73.8% |
% 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
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 Pine Road Elementary School
Pine Road Elementary School's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Road Elementary School this school | 628 | 36.8% | 73.4% |
| Gwyn-Nor Elementary School North Wales | 663 | 32.4% | 61.8% |
| Silver Spring Elementary School Mechanicsburg | 528 | 30.9% | 67.1% |
| Hampden Elementary School Mechanicsburg | 538 | 29.6% | 71.2% |
| East Ward Elementary School Downingtown | 549 | 30.4% | 72.6% |
| Walton Farm Elementary School Lansdale | 566 | 33.9% | 70.6% |
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 Pine Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #226 of 1,396 | #31 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #197 of 1,511 ▼ 17 | #30 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #548 of 1,511 ▼ 296 | #64 of 92 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #210 of 1,638 | #10 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #950 of 1,528 | #69 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #465 of 1,531 | #60 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #1,216 of 1,600 | #37 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.4% | #74 of 1,045 | #3 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
628
-381 (-38%) vs 2020
+156% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 628 | 46.3 | 13.6:1 | 37% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 1,132 | 67.9 | 16.7:1 | 20% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 1,156 | 66.9 | 17.3:1 | 16% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 1,009 | 63 | 16.0:1 | 12% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 958 | 61.7 | 15.5:1 | 11% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 942 | 63 | 14.9:1 | 12% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 875 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 5% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 2% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 14 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (958 to 628); teachers down 25% (61.7 to 46.3).
About Pine Road Elementary School
In Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, Pine Road Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 628 students in kindergarten through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Besides Pine Road Elementary School, Lower Moreland Township SD runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 2,572 students.
At 61%, White students outnumber all other groups at Pine Road Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 28% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 73% of Montgomery County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Pine Road Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
With 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Pine Road Elementary School was 13.6:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 13.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 37%. Across public schools in Montgomery County, the average is about the same, 40%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Pine Road Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.8%. Pine Road Elementary School scores 73.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Montgomery County, median household income is about $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Montgomery County number 160 and enroll about 115,302.
Comly Watson School is the public school closest to Pine Road Elementary School, about 1.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 58.9%, lower than Pine Road Elementary School's 73.4%.
Pine Road Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Pine Road Elementary School had 1,009 students in 2020-21 and 628 in 2024-25, a 38% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2020-21 to 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Pine Road Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Lower Moreland Township SD
- Lower Moreland High SchoolHigh · 879 students
- Murray Avenue SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Lower Moreland Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
Other schools in Huntingdon Valley
- Lower Moreland High SchoolHigh · 879 students
- Murray Avenue SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Rydal Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Lower Moreland Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Comly Watson School1.6 mi · 618
- Loesche William H School1.7 mi · 1,263
- Lower Moreland Middle School1.8 mi · 413
- Lower Moreland High School1.8 mi · 879
- Poquessing Middle School2.0 mi · 966
- Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School2.0 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Road Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pine Road Elementary School?
Pine Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 628 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Pine Road Elementary School serve?
Pine Road Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Road Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pine Road Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pine Road Elementary School?
At Pine Road Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 28% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Pine Road Elementary School public or private?
Pine Road Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lower Moreland Township SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.