Valley El Sch

Valley El Sch is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, run under Bensalem Township SD, with 588 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Valley El Sch sits 33% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Bensalem Township SD, which oversees 9 schools and 6,368 students, Valley El Sch is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Valley El Sch logs that White students make up the majority at 66%; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Valley El Sch has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 102% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Bucks County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, Valley El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.9%, the actual is 41.9%, a residual of +8.0 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bucks County indicate median household earnings sit near $114,764, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bucks County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), of which Valley El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Belmont Hills El Sch, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valley El Sch ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Valley El Sch's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 716 (now 588). Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.