Enrollment
135
Elementary
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALISADES SD·NCES 421833006456
Tinicum Elementary School
162 E Dark Hollow Rd, Pipersville, PA 18947 · (610) 847-5131 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL135 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% 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.
- 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
10.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
22 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 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
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.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.1pp since 2023
Math
75.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.9% | 75.4% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 74.1% |
% 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
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Tinicum Elementary School
Tinicum Elementary School's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinicum Elementary School this school | 135 | 16.3% | 79.0% |
| Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary School Shippensburg | 132 | 29.5% | 60.4% |
| Newton-Ransom Elementary School Clarks Summit | 196 | 7.7% | 76.2% |
| William Penn Elementary School Bethel Park | 212 | 15.6% | 92.1% |
| Springfield Elementary School Quakertown | 219 | 26.0% | 77.3% |
| New Hope-Solebury Lower Elementary School Solebury | 230 | 11.3% | N/A |
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 Tinicum Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #125 of 1,396 | #7 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #179 of 1,511 ▼ 5 | #16 of 72 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #152 of 1,511 ▼ 120 | #14 of 72 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 135 | #1,599 of 1,638 | #74 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.3% | #1,489 of 1,600 | #50 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
135
-8 (-6%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 7.5:1
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 | 135 | 13.4 | 10.1:1 | 16% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 13.4 | 9.1:1 | 18% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 13 | 10.5:1 | 26% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 19 | 7.5:1 | 27% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 16.8 | 10.1:1 | 22% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 19% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 12% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 6% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 21 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tinicum Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (170 to 135); teachers down 20% (16.8 to 13.4).
About Tinicum Elementary School
Pipersville, Pennsylvania, is home to Tinicum Elementary School, a very small elementary school. The school counted 135 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 70% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Tinicum Elementary School is a school in Palisades SD. The district has 5 schools and 1,372 students.
The share of students at Tinicum Elementary School who are White is 92%. Other students are 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Bucks County residents are about 81% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tinicum Elementary School is 10.1:1, based on 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Lunch program data show 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Bucks County report 40%.
Tinicum Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Tinicum Elementary School is 8.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 79.0% actual, 70.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bucks County show that 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%. The county's public schools total 123, with about 81,956 students.
Tinicum Elementary School's nearest public school is Frenchtown Elementary (about 4.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Tinicum Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Tinicum Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment decreased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 10.1:1, from 7.5:1.
The allk12 page for Tinicum Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Frenchtown Elementary4.6 mi · 97
- Kingwood Township School4.9 mi · 341
- Bedminster Elementary School6.3 mi · 399
- Palisades High School6.5 mi · 465
- Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School6.7 mi · 245
- Milford Public School6.7 mi · 64
Frequently asked questions
About Tinicum Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tinicum Elementary School?
Tinicum Elementary School enrolls approximately 135 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Tinicum Elementary School serve?
Tinicum Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tinicum Elementary School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Tinicum Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Tinicum Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tinicum Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Tinicum Elementary School in?
Tinicum Elementary School is part of Palisades SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.