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Enrollment
1,627
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,178 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER MORELAND TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 422451007701
Upper Moreland Elementary School
3980 Orangemans Rd, Hatboro, PA 19040 · (215) 325-1400 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,627 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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
15.1:1
108 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
678 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 248 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 268 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 301 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 281 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 265 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 264 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (248) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (264).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 Upper Moreland Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.5pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.7% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 54.2% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Upper Moreland Elementary School
Upper Moreland Elementary School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Moreland Elementary School this school | 1,627 | 41.7% | 56.5% |
| Avon Grove Intrmd School West Grove | 1,436 | 34.6% | 61.1% |
| Montour Elementary School McKees Rocks | 1,276 | 28.3% | 80.6% |
| Northern Lebanon Elementary School Fredericksburg | 1,018 | 51.0% | 56.3% |
| Tawanka Elementary School Langhorne | 835 | 41.0% | 66.5% |
| Copper Beech School Glenside | 860 | 29.9% | 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 Upper Moreland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #694 of 1,396 | #72 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #763 of 1,511 ▼ 125 | #77 of 92 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #833 of 1,511 ▼ 212 | #78 of 92 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,627 | #4 of 1,638 | #1 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,271 of 1,528 | #88 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #462 of 1,531 | #59 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #1,133 of 1,600 | #31 of 95 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,627 | 108 | 15.1:1 | 42% (678) |
| 2023-24 | 1,633 | 109.5 | 14.9:1 | 42% (678) |
| 2022-23 | 1,576 | 106.7 | 14.8:1 | 39% (620) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Moreland Elementary School.
About Upper Moreland Elementary School
Hatboro, Pennsylvania, is home to Upper Moreland Elementary School, a large elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,627 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 267% above average.
Upper Moreland Township SD enrolls 3,534 students in 3 schools, including Upper Moreland Elementary School.
White students make up a majority at Upper Moreland Elementary School, at 65%. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Montgomery County overall, about 73% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 15.1 students per teacher and 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 42% of students. That tracks the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Upper Moreland Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 59.7%.
In Montgomery County (population about 867,573), the median household income is $113,915, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Upper Moreland Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Upper Moreland Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 56.5% is above the 54.4% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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 Upper Moreland Township SD
- Upper Moreland High SchoolHigh · 1,077 students
- Upper Moreland Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
Other schools in Hatboro
- Upper Moreland Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
- Crooked Billet Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Blair Mill ElementaryElementary · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Moreland Middle School0.2 mi · 830
- Crooked Billet Elementary School0.9 mi · 468
- Eastern Center for Arts and Technology1.2 mi · 9
- Upper Moreland High School1.4 mi · 1,077
- William Tennent High School1.4 mi · 1,710
- Blair Mill Elementary1.5 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Moreland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Upper Moreland Elementary School?
Upper Moreland Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,627 students in grades KG-05.
Is Upper Moreland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Upper Moreland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Upper Moreland Elementary School have?
Upper Moreland Elementary School employs 108 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Upper Moreland Elementary School?
At Upper Moreland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Upper Moreland Elementary School in?
Upper Moreland Elementary School is part of Upper Moreland Township SD.
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