South El Sch

As a mid-tier primary school in Trappe, Pennsylvania, South El Sch instructs 459 students from grades K through 5, part of Perkiomen Valley SD.

Across the 7 schools in Perkiomen Valley SD (4,672 students total), South El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South El Sch lists that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black. Compared to Montgomery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household income runs about $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), of which South El Sch is one.

Evergreen El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, South El Sch comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 74.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 27%: 625 students in 2018 compared to 459 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 79% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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