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Enrollment
675
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD·NCES 422260006519
Scenic Hills Elementary School
235 Hillview Dr, Springfield, PA 19064 · (610) 938-6600 · Delaware County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
115 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 172 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 169 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 165 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 169 | 25% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 Springfield SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
83.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
84.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.6% | 84.8% |
| 2023-24 | 81.1% | 79.1% |
% 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
84.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Scenic Hills Elementary School
Scenic Hills Elementary School's state test result (84.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scenic Hills Elementary School this school | 675 | 17.0% | 84.0% |
| New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School Frederick | 606 | 17.8% | 57.5% |
| OHara Elementary School Pittsburgh | 726 | 13.8% | 88.3% |
| Franklin Regional Primary School Murrysville | 619 | 21.0% | N/A |
| Bower Hill Elementary School Venetia | 689 | 13.2% | 92.1% |
| Chatham Park Elementary School Havertown | 582 | 15.6% | 83.4% |
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 Scenic Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #51 of 1,396 | #5 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #54 of 1,511 ▲ 43 | #4 of 69 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #34 of 1,511 ▲ 77 | #4 of 69 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #163 of 1,638 | #7 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,327 of 1,528 | #66 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #973 of 1,531 | #63 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.0% | #1,483 of 1,600 | #57 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #201 of 450 | #10 of 25 |
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
675
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 675 | 43.8 | 15.4:1 | 17% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 43.7 | 15.6:1 | 17% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 44.7 | 14.9:1 | 14% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 12% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 37.5 | 16.6:1 | 16% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 38 | 16.5:1 | 15% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 2% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | 31 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scenic Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (621 to 675); teachers up 17% (37.5 to 43.8).
About Scenic Hills Elementary School
Scenic Hills Elementary School is an elementary school in Springfield, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 675 students, and the grades served are 2 through 5. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 52% higher.
The 5 schools in Springfield SD enroll 4,405 students altogether, Scenic Hills Elementary School among them.
Scenic Hills Elementary School is 83% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. In Delaware County overall, about 63% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
The school's 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Scenic Hills Elementary School, 17% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Delaware County is 58%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Scenic Hills Elementary School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Scenic Hills Elementary School is 13.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Delaware County, home to about 579,222 people, median household income comes to about $89,546, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Delaware County's 113 public schools enroll about 74,663 students and include Scenic Hills Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Springfield High School, is about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Scenic Hills Elementary School is 1st of 6 nearby schools with test data.
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.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (662) to 2024-25 (675).
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Springfield SD
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Richardson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Sabold Elementary SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Springfield Literacy CenterElementary · 574 students
Other schools in Springfield
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Richardson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Sabold Elementary SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Springfield Literacy CenterElementary · 574 students
Other Scenic Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Scenic Hills Elementary. Scenic Hills Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Scenic Hills ElementaryMemphis, TN · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Springfield High School1.0 mi · 1,434
- Westbrook Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 468
- Aronimink Elementary School1.1 mi · 626
- Garrettford Elementary School1.3 mi · 529
- Springfield Literacy Center1.4 mi · 574
- Richardson Middle School1.4 mi · 1,081
Frequently asked questions
About Scenic Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Scenic Hills Elementary School?
Scenic Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 675 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does Scenic Hills Elementary School serve?
Scenic Hills Elementary School serves grades 02-05.
How many students per teacher at Scenic Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Scenic Hills Elementary School.
How diverse is Scenic Hills Elementary School?
Scenic Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Scenic Hills Elementary School public or private?
Scenic Hills Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Springfield SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.