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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLONIAL SD·NCES 421947004711
Plymouth Elementary School
542 Plymouth Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 · (610) 825-8190 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- B+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
14.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
174 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 137 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 151 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 157 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 167 | 27% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Plymouth Elementary School→Colonial Elementary School→Colonial Middle School→Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS
Based on grade levels within Colonial SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.3pp since 2023
Math
75.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% | 75.3% |
| 2023-24 | 77.2% | 77.3% |
% 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
65.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Plymouth Elementary School
Plymouth Elementary School's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Elementary School this school | 612 | 28.4% | 73.4% |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School Morrisville | 583 | 25.4% | 65.8% |
| McKinley School Elkins Park | 596 | 34.9% | 65.5% |
| Roundtown Elementary School York | 573 | 30.5% | 72.6% |
| Shady Grove Elementary School Ambler | 698 | 28.9% | 75.7% |
| Sabold Elementary School Springfield | 641 | 30.6% | 83.6% |
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 Plymouth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #227 of 1,396 | #32 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #181 of 1,511 ▼ 58 | #28 of 92 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #329 of 1,511 ▼ 154 | #44 of 92 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #247 of 1,638 | #12 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,150 of 1,528 | #81 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #356 of 1,531 | #44 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #1,350 of 1,600 | #54 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #200 of 450 | #18 of 30 |
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
612
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
+93% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 612 | 42.6 | 14.4:1 | 28% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 45.1 | 13.7:1 | 28% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | N/A | N/A | 26% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 23% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 24% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 29% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 10% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 9% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 22 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plymouth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (563 to 612); teachers up 4% (41 to 42.6).
About Plymouth Elementary School
Plymouth Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. It reported 612 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 38% bigger than average.
Colonial SD has 5,657 students spread across 7 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Plymouth Elementary School is White: 61%. Enrollment also includes 13% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The school's White share is 12 points below the 73% share among Montgomery County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
Plymouth Elementary School has 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1. At Plymouth Elementary School, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 40% average among public schools in Montgomery County.
Plymouth Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 65.4%.
For Montgomery County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $113,915, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 160 public schools and about 115,302 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Colonial Middle School, is about 1.0 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Plymouth Elementary School places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Plymouth Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 577 (2020-21) to 612 (2024-25).
Plymouth Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Colonial SD
- Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHSHigh · 1,637 students
- Colonial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,268 students
- Colonial Elementary SchoolElementary · 857 students
- Ridge Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Whitemarsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Conshohocken Elementary SchoolElementary · 247 students
Other schools in Plymouth Meeting
- Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHSHigh · 1,637 students
- Colonial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,268 students
- Colonial Elementary SchoolElementary · 857 students
- Central Montco Technical High SchoolHigh · 3 students
Other Plymouth Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Plymouth Elementary. Plymouth Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Plymouth ElementaryMonrovia, CA · 547 students
- Plymouth Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, MI · 406 students
- Plymouth Elementary SchoolPlymouth, NH · 365 students
- Plymouth ElementaryPlymouth, CA · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Colonial Middle School1.0 mi · 1,268
- Central Montco Technical High School1.2 mi · 3
- Ridge Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 525
- Ray S. Musselman Learning Center1.5 mi · 274
- Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS1.7 mi · 1,637
- Colonial Elementary School1.8 mi · 857
Frequently asked questions
About Plymouth Elementary SchoolHow large is Plymouth Elementary School?
Plymouth Elementary School enrolls approximately 612 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Plymouth Elementary School serve?
Plymouth Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Plymouth Elementary School have?
Plymouth Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plymouth Elementary School?
At Plymouth Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 9% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Plymouth Elementary School?
Plymouth Elementary School is overseen by Colonial SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.