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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON SD·NCES 422658000162
Spring Ridge Elementary School
1211 Broadcasting Rd, Wyomissing, PA 19610 · (610) 670-0180 · Berks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
11.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
286 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
57.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
54.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 54.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 50.5% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Spring Ridge Elementary School
Spring Ridge Elementary School's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Ridge Elementary School this school | 575 | 49.7% | 58.8% |
| Cornwall Terrace Elementary School Sinking Spring | 553 | 51.7% | 53.8% |
| Kratzer School Allentown | 510 | 48.6% | 71.6% |
| Fritz Elementary School Lancaster | 526 | 56.1% | 61.2% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Kennett Square | 556 | 50.2% | 59.1% |
| Spring Garden Elementary School Bethlehem | 532 | 47.7% | 54.8% |
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 Spring Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #630 of 1,396 | #13 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #692 of 1,511 ▲ 54 | #17 of 47 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #503 of 1,511 ▲ 242 | #7 of 47 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #313 of 1,638 | #12 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #306 of 1,528 | #6 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #182 of 1,531 | #3 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #1,008 of 1,600 | #26 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.3% | #88 of 450 | #3 of 14 |
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
575
+80 (+16%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 575 | 50 | 11.5:1 | 50% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 46 | 12.0:1 | 52% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 46% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 42 | 11.8:1 | 38% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 35% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 41 | 12.0:1 | 34% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 17% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 3% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (478 to 575); teachers up 28% (39 to 50).
About Spring Ridge Elementary School
Among the schools in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, is Spring Ridge Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It had 575 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 30% above average.
The district, Wilson SD, operates 8 schools serving 6,444 students.
The student body at Spring Ridge Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 42%. The next largest groups are 39% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The school's White share is 28 points below the 70% share among Berks County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Its ratio of 11.5:1 is based on 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%. Across public schools in Berks County, the average is 67%.
Spring Ridge Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Spring Ridge Elementary School scores 58.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 56.3%.
The school is in Berks County, where median household income comes to about $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Berks County's 95 public schools enroll about 62,375 students and include Spring Ridge Elementary School.
Wyomissing Hills El Center, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Spring Ridge Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Spring Ridge Elementary School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 16% rise took enrollment from 495 in 2020-21 to 575 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Spring Ridge Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilson SD
- Wilson High SchoolHigh · 2,133 students
- Wilson West Middle SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Wilson Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 753 students
- Whitfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Shiloh Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Cornwall Terrace Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
Other schools in Wyomissing
- Wyomissing Area JSHSHigh · 965 students
- Wyomissing Hills El CenterElementary · 615 students
Other Spring Ridge Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Spring Ridge Elementary. Spring Ridge Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Spring Ridge ElementaryFrederick, MD · 605 students
- SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARYOMAHA, NE · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Wyomissing Hills El Center0.8 mi · 615
- Wilson High School1.2 mi · 2,133
- Whitfield Elementary School1.3 mi · 573
- Wyomissing Area JSHS1.7 mi · 965
- Glenside Elementary School2.2 mi · 261
- Northwest Elementary School2.2 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Ridge Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spring Ridge Elementary School?
Spring Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 575 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Spring Ridge Elementary School serve?
Spring Ridge Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Ridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Ridge Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Ridge Elementary School?
At Spring Ridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 39% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Spring Ridge Elementary School public or private?
Spring Ridge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilson SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.