Washington El Sch

Washington El Sch is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in Barto, Pennsylvania, overseen by Boyertown Area SD, with 479 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Boyertown Area SD, which oversees 9 schools and 6,300 students, Washington El Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Washington El Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Berks County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Washington El Sch has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Berks County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Washington El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 55.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Berks County indicate median household income runs about $79,777, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington El Sch is one of 95 public schools in Berks County (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students).

Nearest neighbor: Colebrookdale El Sch, around 3.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Washington El Sch. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 56.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington El Sch has rose 8%, going from 445 students in 2018 to 479 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 84% across the same window.

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