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Enrollment
835
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NESHAMINY SD·NCES 421641007604
Tawanka Elementary School
2055 Brownsville Rd, Langhorne, PA 19053 · (215) 809-6502 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL835 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
342 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 157 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 185 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 178 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 178 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 23% smaller than its 4th grade class (178).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
62.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 62.6% |
% 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Tawanka Elementary School
Tawanka Elementary School's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanka Elementary School this school | 835 | 41.0% | 66.5% |
| Davis Elementary School Southampton | 785 | 43.9% | 60.0% |
| Elmwood Academy Mechanicsburg | 712 | 40.3% | 59.5% |
| Boyertown Elementary School Boyertown | 632 | 36.7% | 57.2% |
| Doe Run Elementary School Manheim | 672 | 35.7% | 58.9% |
| Hoover Elementary School Langhorne | 661 | 44.6% | 64.0% |
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 Tawanka Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #402 of 1,396 | #37 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #210 of 1,511 ▲ 209 | #20 of 72 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #371 of 1,511 ▲ 422 | #33 of 72 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 835 | #67 of 1,638 | #5 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,246 of 1,528 | #62 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #784 of 1,531 | #41 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #1,143 of 1,600 | #28 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #296 of 450 | #12 of 19 |
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
835
+85 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 835 | 56 | 14.9:1 | 41% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 49.8 | 17.3:1 | 40% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 884 | 43 | 20.6:1 | 37% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 30% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 793 | 39.8 | 19.9:1 | 32% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tawanka Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (793 to 835); teachers up 41% (39.8 to 56).
About Tawanka Elementary School
Tawanka Elementary School is an elementary school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. The school has 835 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 4. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 88% higher.
Tawanka Elementary School sits within Neshaminy SD, which has 10 schools and 9,353 students.
White students are 77% of those enrolled at Tawanka Elementary School. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 56 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The school's 14.9:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%. That is in line with the 40% average for public schools in Bucks County.
Tawanka Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Tawanka Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (66.5%) and its predicted rate (60.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In the wider Bucks County area, median household income comes to about $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Bucks County counts 123 public schools with about 81,956 students.
Tawanka Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from Neshaminy High School, its nearest public school. Tawanka Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Tawanka Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.5% against a local average of 53.4%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 85 students, from 750 to 835. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.9:1) than in 2020-21 (17.1:1).
On allk12, people connected to Tawanka Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Neshaminy SD
- Neshaminy High SchoolHigh · 2,916 students
- Maple Point Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,296 students
- Poquessing Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Buck Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Other schools in Langhorne
- Neshaminy High SchoolHigh · 2,916 students
- Maple Point Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,296 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Buck Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Neshaminy High School1.0 mi · 2,916
- Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School1.5 mi · 486
- Poquessing Middle School1.5 mi · 966
- Belmont Hills Elementary School1.6 mi · 580
- Holland Elementary School2.1 mi · 425
- Valley Elementary School2.3 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About Tawanka Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tawanka Elementary School?
Tawanka Elementary School enrolls approximately 835 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Tawanka Elementary School serve?
Tawanka Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tawanka Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tawanka Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Tawanka Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tawanka Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Tawanka Elementary School public or private?
Tawanka Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Neshaminy SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.