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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMBURG AREA SD·NCES 421134006870
Tilden El Center
524 W State St, Hamburg, PA 19526 · (610) 562-0291 · Berks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
334 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Hamburg Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 39.2% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Tilden El Center
Tilden El Center's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilden El Center this school | 562 | 59.4% | 42.6% |
| L B Morris Elementary School Jim Thorpe | 615 | 61.5% | 40.0% |
| James F Baugher Elementary School Milton | 560 | 55.5% | 53.1% |
| Tracy Elementary School Erie | 515 | 58.1% | 63.3% |
| Conewago Twp Elementary School Hanover | 475 | 57.1% | 63.9% |
| New Oxford Elementary School New Oxford | 565 | 57.3% | 69.4% |
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 Tilden El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #1,026 of 1,396 | #32 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #977 of 1,511 ▲ 4 | #29 of 47 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #1,078 of 1,511 ▲ 58 | #31 of 47 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #347 of 1,638 | #17 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #957 of 1,528 | #30 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #905 of 1,531 | #25 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #827 of 1,600 | #21 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #426 of 450 | #14 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
562
+53 (+10%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 562 | 41.3 | 13.6:1 | 59% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 40.2 | 14.5:1 | 57% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 39.4 | 14.4:1 | 54% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 54% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 36.5 | 15.3:1 | 50% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 47% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 47 | 14.2:1 | 35% (233) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tilden El Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (559 to 562); teachers up 13% (36.5 to 41.3).
About Tilden El Center
Tilden El Center is an elementary school located in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 562 students. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Tilden El Center falls under Hamburg Area SD, which has 4 schools enrolling 2,045 students.
At Tilden El Center, 80% of students are White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Berks County is roughly 70% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tilden El Center scores 34%.
With 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.6:1. It is about the same as the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Tilden El Center, 59% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Tilden El Center outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Berks County show that the median household earns about $79,777 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Berks County, 95 public schools serve about 62,375 students.
Among nearby public schools, Hamburg Area High School is closest at about 1.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Tilden El Center comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Tilden El Center is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 562, up from 509 in 2020-21.
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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 Hamburg Area SD
- Hamburg Area High SchoolHigh · 674 students
- Hamburg Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 482 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other schools in Hamburg
- Hamburg Area High SchoolHigh · 674 students
- Hamburg Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 482 students
Nearby schools
- Hamburg Area High School1.4 mi · 674
- Hamburg Area Middle School1.6 mi · 482
- Perry Elementary School3.9 mi · 327
- Schuylkill Valley Elementary School7.8 mi · 744
- Schuylkill Valley Middle School7.8 mi · 691
- Schuylkill Valley High School8.1 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About Tilden El CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Tilden El Center?
Tilden El Center enrolls approximately 562 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Tilden El Center serve?
Tilden El Center serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Tilden El Center have?
Tilden El Center employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Tilden El Center?
Student demographics at Tilden El Center are roughly 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Tilden El Center in?
Tilden El Center is part of Hamburg Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.