Upper Providence El Sch

Upper Providence El Sch is a reasonably sized K-5 school in Royersford, Pennsylvania, operated by Spring-Ford Area SD. The school serves 435 students in grades K through 4.

Upper Providence El Sch is one of 11 schools operated by Spring-Ford Area SD, a district that serves 8,046 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Upper Providence El Sch shows that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest is composed of 25% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Upper Providence El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.9%; this one delivers 82.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household income runs about $113,915, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), Upper Providence El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Ctr, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Upper Providence El Sch at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 69.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Upper Providence El Sch's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 433 (now 435). Over the same period, the White share fell from 73% to 62%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.