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Alumni: what's one memory from Springfield Twp El Sch-Erdenhm that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 422262003370
Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm
500 Haws Ln, Flourtown, PA 19031 · (215) 233-6000 · Montgomery County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+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
11.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
142 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 179 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 205 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 189 | 33% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Springfield Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.1% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 58.0% |
% 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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm
Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm this school | 573 | 24.8% | 64.9% |
| Springfield Twp Elementary School-Enfield Erdenheim | 550 | 20.7% | N/A |
| Ridge Park Elementary School Conshohocken | 525 | 22.7% | 75.7% |
| Bradford Hgts Elementary School Downingtown | 534 | 24.2% | 72.5% |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School Morrisville | 583 | 25.4% | 65.8% |
| East Vincent Elementary School Spring City | 512 | 29.1% | 66.0% |
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 Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #445 of 1,396 | #56 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #479 of 1,511 ▲ 59 | #54 of 92 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #357 of 1,511 ▲ 36 | #46 of 92 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #321 of 1,638 | #21 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #292 of 1,528 | #22 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #745 of 1,531 | #82 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #1,391 of 1,600 | #61 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #99 of 1,045 | #4 of 61 |
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
573
-39 (-6%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 573 | 50 | 11.5:1 | 25% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 24% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 47 | 12.6:1 | 23% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 19% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 835 | 51.3 | 16.3:1 | 19% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 49 | 15.5:1 | 16% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 15% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 7% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 26 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (835 to 573); teachers down 2% (51.3 to 50).
About Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm
Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm is an elementary school located in Flourtown, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It educates 573 students in grades 3 through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
The district for Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm is Springfield Township SD, with 4 schools and 2,504 students.
Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm is 76% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 73% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 11.5 students per teacher and 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (64.9%) and its predicted rate (67.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Census estimates describe Montgomery County this way: the median household income is $113,915, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Montgomery County has 160 public schools and roughly 115,302 students.
Of nearby public schools, Springfield Twp High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
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 has fallen by 39 students since 2020-21, to 573. The school's ratio fell from 14.6:1 to 11.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Springfield Township SD
- Springfield Twp High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Springfield Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- Springfield Twp Elementary School-EnfieldElementary · 550 students
Nearby schools
- Springfield Twp High School0.2 mi · 762
- Springfield Twp Middle School0.2 mi · 619
- Springfield Twp Elementary School-Enfield1.1 mi · 550
- Glenside Elementary School2.0 mi · 360
- McCloskey John F School2.1 mi · 228
- John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences2.1 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Twp Elementary School-ErdenhmWhat is the total enrollment at Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm?
Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm enrolls approximately 573 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm serve?
Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm is approximately 11.5:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm?
Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm reports a student body of 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian.
Who oversees Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm?
Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm is overseen by Springfield Township SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.