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Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNRIDGE SD·NCES 421875001052
Seylar Elementary School
820 Callowhill Rd, Perkasie, PA 18944 · (215) 257-6272 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
64 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 47% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
57.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.8pp since 2023
Math
75.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 64.1% |
% 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% 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 Seylar Elementary School
Seylar Elementary School's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seylar Elementary School this school | 382 | 16.8% | 68.3% |
| Unionville Elementary School Kennett Square | 372 | 15.9% | 75.1% |
| Bedminster Elementary School Perkasie | 399 | 18.5% | 73.6% |
| Doyle Elementary School Doylestown | 409 | 15.9% | 78.3% |
| Hopewell Elementary School Center Valley | 426 | 13.8% | 75.6% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Bethel Park | 338 | 19.5% | 78.4% |
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 Seylar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #343 of 1,396 | #34 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #185 of 1,511 ▲ 188 | #18 of 72 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #491 of 1,511 ▼ 16 | #41 of 72 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #949 of 1,638 | #54 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #839 of 1,528 | #43 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #912 of 1,531 | #56 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #1,486 of 1,600 | #49 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #522 of 1,045 | #19 of 50 |
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
382
-28 (-7%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 382 | 28.9 | 13.2:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 29.8 | 13.2:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 27.3 | 15.0:1 | 22% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 21% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 25.4 | 17.3:1 | 22% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 14% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 4% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 29 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seylar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (439 to 382); teachers up 14% (25.4 to 28.9).
About Seylar Elementary School
This page covers Seylar Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 382 students.
Seylar Elementary School belongs to Pennridge SD, a district of 11 schools and 5,968 students.
White students are 80% of those enrolled at Seylar Elementary School. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Bucks County, where about 81% of residents are White. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Seylar Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seylar Elementary School is 13.2:1, based on 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1. Lunch program data show 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bucks County is 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, Seylar Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 58% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.4% for Seylar Elementary School. The school posts 68.3%, 2.1 points below the prediction.
In the wider Bucks County area, the median household earns about $114,764 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Bucks County, 123 public schools serve about 81,956 students.
The closest school to Seylar Elementary School is Pennridge Central Middle School, located about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Seylar Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 68.3% versus a 62.2% average.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 382 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 410. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.2:1 in 2020-21, and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Seylar Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Pennridge SD
- Pennridge High SchoolHigh · 2,125 students
- Pennridge North Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Pennridge Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Bedminster Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Patricia A Guth Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Grasse Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
Other schools in Perkasie
- Pennridge High SchoolHigh · 2,125 students
- Pennridge North Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Pennridge Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Bedminster Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Patricia A Guth Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Pennridge South Middle SchoolMiddle · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Pennridge Central Middle School1.3 mi · 456
- Grasse Elementary School2.1 mi · 394
- Patricia A Guth Elementary School2.5 mi · 399
- Pennridge High School2.6 mi · 2,125
- Pennridge North Middle School2.7 mi · 510
- Sellersville Elementary School2.8 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Seylar Elementary SchoolHow large is Seylar Elementary School?
Seylar Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades KG-05.
Is Seylar Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seylar Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Seylar Elementary School have?
Seylar Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Seylar Elementary School?
Student demographics at Seylar Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Seylar Elementary School public or private?
Seylar Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pennridge SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.