Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN VALLEY SD·NCES 422400000868
Robeson El Center
801 White Bear Rd, Birdsboro, PA 19508 · (610) 582-9580 · Berks County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- 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
12.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
130 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 67 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Twin Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.5pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 66.2% |
% 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Robeson El Center
Robeson El Center's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robeson El Center this school | 339 | 38.3% | 64.0% |
| Towamensing Elementary School Lehighton | 328 | 39.9% | 67.3% |
| Hopewell Elementary School Aliquippa | 323 | 39.6% | 53.0% |
| Mount Rock Elementary School Newville | 331 | 39.3% | 68.3% |
| Friendship Elementary School Glen Rock | 377 | 38.2% | 56.0% |
| West Point Elementary School Greensburg | 372 | 35.2% | 73.4% |
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 Robeson El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #473 of 1,396 | #4 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #511 of 1,511 ▼ 190 | #10 of 47 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #788 of 1,511 ▼ 215 | #19 of 47 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #1,110 of 1,638 | #40 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #434 of 1,528 | #13 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #1,186 of 1,531 | #41 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #1,188 of 1,600 | #39 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #497 of 1,045 | #17 of 33 |
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
339
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 339 | 28.3 | 12.0:1 | 38% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 28.3 | 12.3:1 | 37% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 29.7 | 11.9:1 | 33% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 29% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 29% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 30% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 21% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 10% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 18 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robeson El Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (393 to 339); teachers down 9% (31 to 28.3).
About Robeson El Center
Federal records list Robeson El Center as an elementary school in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. The school counted 339 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 4. The school is 23% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Twin Valley SD counts 5 schools and 2,868 students, including Robeson El Center.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. It is also 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Berks County's residents are about 70% White, 19 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
Robeson El Center has 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0:1. The school's 12.0:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 38%. That rate is below the 67% average among public schools in Berks County.
On the allk12 Grade, Robeson El Center lands at B, ahead of 59% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Test results at Robeson El Center are 2.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (64.0% actual, 61.2% predicted).
The school's county is Berks County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $79,777 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Robeson El Center shares Berks County with 94 other public schools.
Robeson El Center is about 3.4 miles from Lorane Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Robeson El Center ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 64.0% versus a 55.3% average.
NCES describes the area around Robeson El Center as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 344 in 2020-21 and 339 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Robeson El Center. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Twin Valley SD
- Twin Valley High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Twin Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
- Twin Valley El CenterElementary · 395 students
- Honey Brook El CenterElementary · 289 students
Other schools in Birdsboro
- Daniel Boone Area High SchoolHigh · 940 students
- Daniel Boone Area Primary CenterElementary · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Lorane Elementary School3.4 mi · 456
- Daniel Boone Area High School3.9 mi · 940
- Reiffton School4.9 mi · 542
- Exeter Twp Junior High School5.0 mi · 618
- Exeter Twp SHS5.2 mi · 1,312
- Twin Valley Middle School5.6 mi · 856
Frequently asked questions
About Robeson El CenterHow large is Robeson El Center?
Robeson El Center enrolls approximately 339 students in grades KG-04.
Is Robeson El Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robeson El Center is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robeson El Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robeson El Center is approximately 12.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robeson El Center?
At Robeson El Center, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Robeson El Center public or private?
Robeson El Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Twin Valley SD.
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