Roberts El Sch

Roberts El Sch, a close-knit elementary-level community in Wayne, Pennsylvania, operated by Upper Merion Area SD, educates 292 students, covering grades K through 4. That puts it 34% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Within Upper Merion Area SD, which oversees 7 schools and 4,345 students, Roberts El Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Roberts El Sch lists that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 15% multiracial, 15% Asian, 11% Black, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Roberts El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.0%; this one delivers 65.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), of which Roberts El Sch is one.

Upper Merion Area HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roberts El Sch. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Roberts El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 65.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 375 students in 2018 compared to 292 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 26% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On this page, members of the Roberts El Sch community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.