Schwenksville El Sch

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Schwenksville El Sch teaches 474 students from grades K through 5, operated by Perkiomen Valley SD.

Within Perkiomen Valley SD, which oversees 7 schools and 4,672 students, Schwenksville El Sch is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Schwenksville El Sch lists that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the resource side, Schwenksville El Sch reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Schwenksville El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Schwenksville El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), of which Schwenksville El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Perkiomen Valley MS-East, around 2.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Schwenksville El Sch comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 71.2%.

Schwenksville El Sch operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 521 students in 2018 compared to 474 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Schwenksville El Sch community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.