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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABINGTON SD·NCES 420204003234
Roslyn School
2565 Susquehanna Rd, Roslyn, PA 19001 · (215) 884-3368 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
169 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 Abington SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
61.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.6% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 52.8% |
% 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Roslyn School
Roslyn School's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roslyn School this school | 400 | 42.3% | 64.6% |
| Overlook School Abington | 425 | 42.8% | 71.5% |
| Highland Elementary School Camp Hill | 375 | 41.9% | 60.9% |
| Royersford Elementary School Royersford | 398 | 40.2% | 64.8% |
| Schaeffer School Lancaster | 318 | 42.5% | 71.6% |
| Highland School Abington | 452 | 34.7% | 68.8% |
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 Roslyn School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #458 of 1,396 | #61 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #498 of 1,511 ▲ 170 | #62 of 92 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #249 of 1,511 ▲ 74 | #33 of 92 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #880 of 1,638 | #68 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #385 of 1,528 | #32 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #140 of 1,531 | #17 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #1,127 of 1,600 | #29 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #252 of 1,045 | #17 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
400
-99 (-20%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 400 | 33.9 | 11.8:1 | 42% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 36.4 | 11.8:1 | 39% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 34% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 23% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 34.5 | 14.8:1 | 26% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 26% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 24% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 26 | 19.4:1 | 11% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 23 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roslyn School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (510 to 400); teachers down 2% (34.5 to 33.9).
About Roslyn School
Roslyn School is a public elementary school in Roslyn, Pennsylvania. Enrollment stands at 400 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Abington SD has a total of 9 schools and 8,400 students, Roslyn School among them.
The share of White students at Roslyn School is 51%, a majority. Other students are 16% Black, 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 6% Asian. That is lower than the 73% White share among all Montgomery County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
A staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.8:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 1.3 students per teacher. By family income, 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Montgomery County is close, at 40%.
Roslyn School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 64% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Roslyn School is 59.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.6%.
Census data for Montgomery County 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.
Roslyn School's nearest public school is Copper Beech School (about 0.8 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Roslyn School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Roslyn School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Roslyn School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 20% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.8:1, from 13.5:1.
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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 Abington SD
- Abington SHSHigh · 2,692 students
- Abington Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,044 students
- Copper Beech SchoolElementary · 860 students
- McKinley SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Rydal Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Highland SchoolElementary · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Copper Beech School0.8 mi · 860
- Highland School0.9 mi · 452
- Abington Middle School0.9 mi · 2,044
- Abington SHS1.1 mi · 2,692
- Thomas Fitzwater Elementary School1.1 mi · 431
- Willow Hill School1.2 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Roslyn SchoolHow many students attend Roslyn School?
Roslyn School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-05.
Is Roslyn School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roslyn School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roslyn School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roslyn School is approximately 11.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roslyn School?
At Roslyn School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 14% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Roslyn School public or private?
Roslyn School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Abington SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.