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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKLAND SD·NCES 421851002825
Schnecksville School
4260 Sand Spring Rd, Schnecksville, PA 18078 · (610) 351-5830 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- 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
13.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
183 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.3pp since 2023
Math
66.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 66.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 70.4% |
% 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 Schnecksville School
Schnecksville School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schnecksville School this school | 465 | 39.4% | 68.8% |
| Crooked Billet Elementary School Hatboro | 468 | 42.1% | 52.9% |
| Lititz Elementary School Lititz | 439 | 41.2% | 59.5% |
| Shohola Elementary School Shohola | 421 | 37.8% | 59.8% |
| Conrad Weiser East Elementary School Wernersville | 449 | 36.7% | 61.8% |
| Patricia A Guth Elementary School Perkasie | 399 | 40.6% | 66.3% |
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 Schnecksville School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #327 of 1,396 | #13 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #371 of 1,511 ▼ 134 | #14 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #521 of 1,511 ▼ 214 | #20 of 45 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #642 of 1,638 | #27 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #873 of 1,528 | #21 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #701 of 1,531 | #36 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #1,174 of 1,600 | #30 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #179 of 450 | #9 of 23 |
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
465
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 465 | 34.8 | 13.4:1 | 39% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 40% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 38.1 | 12.8:1 | 34% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 36% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 29.7 | 14.3:1 | 32% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 23% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 16% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 23 | 18.3:1 | 4% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 20 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schnecksville School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (424 to 465); teachers up 17% (29.7 to 34.8).
About Schnecksville School
Schnecksville School is a mid-sized elementary school in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. It had 465 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
The district for Schnecksville School is Parkland SD, with 12 schools and 9,975 students.
About 74% of the student body at Schnecksville School is White. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 62% of Lehigh County residents are White. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Schnecksville School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 13.4:1 is based on 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. In all, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Lehigh County report 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Schnecksville School lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Schnecksville School would be expected to post about 60.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.8%.
In the surrounding county, Lehigh County, median household income comes to about $80,079, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 83, with about 56,984 students.
Schnecksville School's closest public school neighbor is Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Schnecksville School at 3rd of 7.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is 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 (454) to 2024-25 (465).
The Schnecksville School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parkland SD
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 3,279 students
- Springhouse Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
- Orefield Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Parkway Manor SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Kernsville SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Kratzer SchoolElementary · 510 students
Other schools in Schnecksville
- Lehigh Career and Technical InstituteHigh · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Lehigh Career and Technical Institute0.4 mi · 22
- Ironton School2.1 mi · 417
- Kernsville School2.3 mi · 512
- Orefield Middle School2.9 mi · 1,034
- Parkland High School3.6 mi · 3,279
- Peters Elementary School4.2 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Schnecksville SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Schnecksville School?
Schnecksville School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades KG-05.
Is Schnecksville School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Schnecksville School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Schnecksville School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Schnecksville School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schnecksville School?
At Schnecksville School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Schnecksville School public or private?
Schnecksville School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Parkland SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.