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Richboro Elementary School

125 Upper Holland Rd, Richboro, PA 18954 · (215) 944-1900 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
61 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3810%
Grade 14712%
Grade 24813%
Grade 35815%
Grade 45815%
Grade 55815%
Grade 67019%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 46% smaller than its 6th grade class (70).

Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
32486%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
133%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
308%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
18649%
Female
19151%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
64.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.5pp 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 67 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.2%67.0%
2023-2463.1%60.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Richboro Elementary School

Richboro Elementary School's state test result (66.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Richboro Elementary School this school37716.2%66.6%
Wrightstown Elementary School
Wrightstown
39918.3%75.8%
Holland Elementary School
Holland
42515.1%70.3%
Howe Elementary School
Pittsburgh
39817.1%80.6%
Unionville Elementary School
Kennett Square
37215.9%75.1%
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Pittsburgh
34821.6%76.2%
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 Richboro Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Bucks County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.6%#397 of 1,396#36 of 71
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#346 of 1,511
▲ 135
#38 of 72
▲ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.2%#320 of 1,511
▲ 201
#29 of 72
▲ 15
Enrollment
ranked largest first
377#961 of 1,638#55 of 74
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.8:1#365 of 1,528#12 of 71
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
25.3%#1,071 of 1,531#67 of 71
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
16.2%#1,490 of 1,600#51 of 73
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.3%#725 of 1,045#31 of 50
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 2024-25
Enrollment
377
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537732.111.8:116% (61)
2023-2437230.712.1:116% (61)
2022-2336928.113.2:112% (45)
2020-213612613.9:111% (41)
2017-1841128.114.6:112% (51)
2015-164143113.3:19% (38)
2010-114803812.6:14% (21)
2000-016364115.5:11% (8)
1990-916053616.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richboro Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (411 to 377); teachers up 14% (28.1 to 32.1).

About Richboro Elementary School

Students in Richboro, Pennsylvania, attend Richboro Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 377 students covers kindergarten through 6.

The district for Richboro Elementary School is Council Rock SD, with 14 schools and 10,391 students.

White students are the large majority at Richboro Elementary School, with 86% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 8% Asian, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Richboro Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.

Richboro Elementary School employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.8:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 16% in 2024-25. Public schools in Bucks County average 40%.

Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Richboro Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Richboro Elementary School's results are 4.1 points below predicted: 66.6% against 70.7%.

Bucks County has about 647,461 residents, and median household income is about $114,764, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Bucks County number 123 and enroll about 81,956.

Churchville Elementary School is the public school closest to Richboro Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. Richboro Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Richboro Elementary School at 4th of 9.

Richboro Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

Enrollment was 361 in 2020-21 and 377 in 2024-25, a increase of 16 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.9:1 to 11.8:1.

Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Bucks County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Richboro Elementary School
District
Council Rock SD
Address
125 Upper Holland Rd, Richboro, PA 18954
Phone
(215) 944-1900
County
Bucks County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
377
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
61 (16%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
420696001087
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Richboro Elementary School
How many students attend Richboro Elementary School?
Richboro Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Richboro Elementary School serve?
Richboro Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Richboro Elementary School have?
Richboro Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Richboro Elementary School?
Student demographics at Richboro Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Richboro Elementary School in?
Richboro Elementary School is part of Council Rock SD.
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