Rupert El Sch

Rupert El Sch, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, overseen by Pottstown SD, educates 379 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Rupert El Sch is one of 6 schools operated by Pottstown SD, a district that works with 3,205 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Rupert El Sch records that 32% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 25% White, 15% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Rupert El Sch has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Rupert El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.3%; this one delivers 42.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Montgomery County shows the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Rupert El Sch is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pottstown HS, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rupert El Sch at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rupert El Sch has held roughly steady, going from 380 students in 2018 to 379 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 18% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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