Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER MERION AREA SD·NCES 422448003391
Roberts Elementary School
889 Croton Road, Wayne, PA 19087 · (610) 205-3752 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
93 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 5% larger than its 4th grade class (60).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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 Upper Merion Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
61.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 62.0% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Roberts Elementary School
Roberts Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Elementary School this school | 292 | 31.8% | 65.8% |
| Upper Allen Elementary School Mechanicsburg | 321 | 33.6% | 68.9% |
| Candlebrook Elementary School King of Prussia | 313 | 33.2% | 69.3% |
| Easterly Parkway Elementary School State College | 314 | 39.2% | 65.6% |
| York Avenue Elementary School Lansdale | 291 | 34.4% | 64.9% |
| Limerick Elementary School Royersford | 257 | 26.1% | 78.8% |
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 Roberts Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #423 of 1,396 | #53 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #503 of 1,511 ▼ 56 | #64 of 92 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #360 of 1,511 ▲ 128 | #47 of 92 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #1,276 of 1,638 | #89 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #707 of 1,528 | #57 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #138 of 1,531 | #15 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #1,304 of 1,600 | #49 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #241 of 1,045 | #15 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
292
+29 (+11%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 292 | 22.8 | 12.8:1 | 32% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 23.8 | 12.0:1 | 33% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 23.8 | 12.0:1 | 31% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 24% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 19% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 20% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 9% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 246 | 13 | 18.9:1 | 3% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 18 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roberts Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (375 to 292); teachers down 12% (26 to 22.8).
About Roberts Elementary School
Wayne, Pennsylvania, is home to Roberts Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school had 292 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Pennsylvania) has about 443 students.
Besides Roberts Elementary School, Upper Merion Area SD runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 4,345 students.
At Roberts Elementary School, White students make up 51% of the student body. Next come 15% multiracial, 15% Asian, 11% Black, and 8% Hispanic. The county population is about 73% White. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Roberts Elementary School was 12.8:1. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Roberts Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 32%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Roberts Elementary School is 1.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 65.8%. Predicted: 64.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Montgomery County, the median household income is $113,915, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Montgomery County has 160 public schools and roughly 115,302 students.
Upper Merion Area High School is located about 1.6 miles from Roberts Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Roberts Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Roberts Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 263 in 2020-21 to 292 in 2024-25.
The Roberts Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Upper Merion Area SD
- Upper Merion Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,348 students
- Upper Merion Area High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- Gulph Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Caley Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Candlebrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Bridgeport Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Other schools in Wayne
- Valley Forge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,186 students
- Radnor Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
- Valley Forge Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- New Eagle Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
Other Roberts Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Roberts Elementary. Roberts Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 10.
- Roberts Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 946 students
- ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTALLAHASSEE, FL · 807 students
- Roberts Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 721 students
- Roberts Elementary SchoolSHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI · 534 students
- Roberts Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 526 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Merion Area High School1.6 mi · 1,326
- New Eagle Elementary School1.7 mi · 472
- Upper Merion Area Middle School1.7 mi · 1,348
- Candlebrook Elementary School1.8 mi · 313
- Pennsylvania Virtual CS1.8 mi · 2,772
- Gulph Elementary School1.8 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Roberts Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Roberts Elementary School?
Roberts Elementary School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Roberts Elementary School serve?
Roberts Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roberts Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roberts Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roberts Elementary School?
At Roberts Elementary School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 8% Hispanic, 11% Black, 15% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Roberts Elementary School public or private?
Roberts Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Upper Merion Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.