Tilden El Center

Tilden El Center is one of the mid-tier primary schools in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, part of Hamburg Area SD, with 562 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 443.

Across the 4 schools in Hamburg Area SD (2,045 students total), Tilden El Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Tilden El Center reports that nearly all students (80%) are White. The remainder comes out to 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Tilden El Center tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.6%.

Around the school, Berks County reports that median household earnings sit near $79,777, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Berks County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), of which Tilden El Center is one.

Hamburg Area HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tilden El Center at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

Tilden El Center operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tilden El Center has remained close to its prior level, going from 559 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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