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Enrollment
1,378
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL LANE CS·NCES 420003000379
School Lane CS
2400 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA 19020 · (215) 245-6055 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,378 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
106 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
722 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 125 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 125 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 72 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (120).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
45.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
36.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.1% | 37.5% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,378
+36 (+3%) vs 2020
+156% since 2000-01, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 1,378 | 106.2 | 13.0:1 | 52% (722) |
| 2023-24 | 1,331 | 108.8 | 12.2:1 | 54% (722) |
| 2022-23 | 1,324 | 108.6 | 12.2:1 | 47% (625) |
| 2020-21 | 1,342 | 110 | 12.2:1 | 44% (592) |
| 2017-18 | 1,257 | 101 | 12.4:1 | 40% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 1,085 | 78 | 13.9:1 | 46% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 36% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School Lane CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,257 to 1,378); teachers up 5% (101 to 106.2).
About School Lane CS
This page covers School Lane CS, a small combined-grade school in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 1,378 students, from kindergarten through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Pennsylvania) has about 1,819 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
At School Lane CS, the largest share of students is White, at 36%. The school is also 28% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 81% White share among all Bucks County residents. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 13.0:1 comes from the school's 106.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 15.5:1 average for combined schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 52% in 2024-25. That is 12 points above the 40% average for public schools in Bucks County.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.1%. School Lane CS scores 45.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bucks County, the median household income is $114,764, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. School Lane CS is one of 123 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Cornwells Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from School Lane CS. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.8%; School Lane CS's is 45.1%, ranking 4th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. School Lane CS is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 36 more students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for School Lane CS covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bensalem
- Bensalem Twp High SchoolHigh · 2,151 students
- Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Belmont Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Cornwells Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Robert K Shafer Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- Samuel K Faust Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
Nearby schools
- Cornwells Elementary School0.3 mi · 556
- Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush1.4 mi · 599
- Robert K Shafer Middle School1.5 mi · 552
- Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School1.5 mi · 906
- Cecelia Snyder Middle School1.6 mi · 453
- Decatur Stephen School1.6 mi · 1,028
Frequently asked questions
About School Lane CSHow many students attend School Lane CS?
School Lane CS enrolls approximately 1,378 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does School Lane CS serve?
School Lane CS serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at School Lane CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at School Lane CS is approximately 13.0:1 (106 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at School Lane CS?
At School Lane CS, the student body is approximately 36% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, 28% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is School Lane CS public or private?
School Lane CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by School Lane CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.