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Shiloh Hills El Sch
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Shiloh Hills El Sch
As an average-sized elementary school in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, Shiloh Hills El Sch hosts 572 students from grades K through 5, part of Wilson SD. That puts it 29% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.
Wilson SD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 6,444 students; Shiloh Hills El Sch is among them.
Looking at the student body, Shiloh Hills El Sch logs that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Berks County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school reports having 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Shiloh Hills El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Berks County (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shiloh Hills El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.6%.
In the area at large, Berks County reports that median household earnings sit near $79,777, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Shiloh Hills El Sch is one of 95 public schools in Berks County (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students).
Nearest neighbor: Cornwall Terrace El Sch, around 2.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Shiloh Hills El Sch comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.
Shiloh Hills El Sch operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shiloh Hills El Sch has edged up 4%, going from 551 students in 2018 to 572 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 16% to 30% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Shiloh Hills El Sch typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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