Enrollment
219
Elementary
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALISADES SD·NCES 421833001091
Springfield Elementary School
1950 Route 212, Quakertown, PA 18951 · (610) 847-5131 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
57 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Palisades SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.4pp since 2023
Math
75.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 75.6% |
| 2023-24 | 81.6% | 73.8% |
% 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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Springfield Elementary School
Springfield Elementary School's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Elementary School this school | 219 | 26.0% | 77.3% |
| Pleasant Gap Elementary School Pleasant Gap | 215 | 29.8% | 67.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Lake Ariel | 239 | 31.8% | 75.7% |
| Benner Elementary School Bellefonte | 252 | 23.4% | 73.9% |
| Conewago Elementary School Elizabethtown | 239 | 28.5% | 71.8% |
| W W Evans Memorial Elementary School Bloomsburg | 250 | 32.8% | 60.7% |
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 Springfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #159 of 1,396 | #13 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #175 of 1,511 ▲ 6 | #14 of 72 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #267 of 1,511 ▼ 160 | #24 of 72 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #1,490 of 1,638 | #71 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #544 of 1,528 | #23 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #1,290 of 1,531 | #71 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.0% | #1,376 of 1,600 | #36 of 73 |
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
219
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 219 | 17.7 | 12.3:1 | 26% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 16.5 | 12.6:1 | 27% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 17.1 | 12.1:1 | 27% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 19 | 11.9:1 | 23% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 17.5 | 11.2:1 | 24% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 17 | 11.6:1 | 24% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | 15% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 16 | 17.5:1 | 6% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 20 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (195 to 219); teachers up 1% (17.5 to 17.7).
About Springfield Elementary School
Federal records list Springfield Elementary School as an elementary school in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. The school serves 219 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 51% smaller than that.
Springfield Elementary School belongs to Palisades SD, a district of 5 schools and 1,372 students.
Most students at Springfield Elementary School are White: 92% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points above the 81% share among Bucks County residents. By the diversity index, Springfield Elementary School comes in at 15%.
A ratio of 12.3:1 comes from the school's 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 26% of students at Springfield Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Bucks County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
allk12 grades Springfield Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Springfield Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (77.3%) and its predicted rate (66.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Bucks County census figures show that median household income is about $114,764, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 123 public schools operate in Bucks County, serving about 81,956 students.
Saucon Valley SHS is the public school closest to Springfield Elementary School, about 3.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Springfield Elementary School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Springfield Elementary School saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Palisades SD
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- Palisades Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- Durham-Nockamixon Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
- Tinicum Elementary SchoolElementary · 135 students
Other schools in Quakertown
- Quakertown Community High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Strayer Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Pfaff Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Neidig Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Trumbauersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 331 students
Other Springfield Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 12 states are named Springfield Elementary. Springfield Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 15.
- Springfield Elementary SchoolNormalville, PA · 298 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolEast Springfield, PA · 162 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolSpringfield, GA · 876 students
- Springfield ElementaryFort Mill, SC · 798 students
- Springfield ElementaryCharleston, SC · 679 students
Nearby schools
- Saucon Valley SHS3.9 mi · 627
- Saucon Valley Middle School4.0 mi · 599
- Saucon Valley Elementary School4.0 mi · 627
- Palisades Middle School4.6 mi · 308
- Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School4.9 mi · 245
- Palisades High School5.0 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Springfield Elementary School?
Springfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 219 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Springfield Elementary School serve?
Springfield Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Springfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Springfield Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Springfield Elementary School?
Springfield Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Springfield Elementary School public or private?
Springfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Palisades SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.