Vernfield El Sch

Vernfield El Sch is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in Telford, Pennsylvania, run under Souderton Area SD, teacheing 517 students in grades K through 5.

Souderton Area SD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,974 students. Vernfield El Sch is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Vernfield El Sch shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Vernfield El Sch lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Vernfield El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.1%, the actual is 70.2%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), of which Vernfield El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Salford Hills El Sch, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vernfield El Sch at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 65.5%.

Vernfield El Sch operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Vernfield El Sch's enrollment has expanded 8% since 2018, when it stood at 478 (now 517). The White share of enrollment fell from 84% to 78% over that span.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.