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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYERTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420396000766
Washington Elementary School
1406 Route 100, Barto, PA 19504 · (610) 754-9589 · Berks County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- C-Beats 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
13.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
193 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +13.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 48.7% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 479 | 40.3% | 55.0% |
| Wycallis Primary Center Dallas | 512 | 37.5% | N/A |
| Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center East Greenville | 466 | 36.7% | 62.7% |
| Todd Lane Elementary School Monaca | 493 | 39.1% | 53.5% |
| Greencastle-Antrim Primary School Greencastle | 529 | 42.3% | N/A |
| Liberty-Valley Elementary School Danville | 491 | 40.7% | 64.7% |
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 Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #735 of 1,396 | #18 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #472 of 1,511 ▲ 313 | #8 of 47 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #726 of 1,511 ▲ 314 | #15 of 47 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #591 of 1,638 | #26 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #967 of 1,528 | #31 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #1,020 of 1,531 | #31 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #1,157 of 1,600 | #36 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #234 of 450 | #9 of 14 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
479
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 479 | 35.1 | 13.6:1 | 40% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 35.1 | 14.6:1 | 38% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 34.3 | 14.8:1 | 41% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 35% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 31.8 | 14.0:1 | 27% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 28% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 14% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 32 | 20.8:1 | 9% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 17 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (445 to 479); teachers up 10% (31.8 to 35.1).
About Washington Elementary School
Among the schools in Barto, Pennsylvania, is Washington Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 479 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Washington Elementary School is one school in Boyertown Area SD, a system of 9 schools with 6,300 students.
The share of students at Washington Elementary School who are White is 84%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Berks County, the White share is about 70%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
With 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.6:1. It is about the same as the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Washington Elementary School, 40% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Berks County average 67%.
On the allk12 Grade, Washington Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 60.3%. Washington Elementary School scores 55.0%.
Looking at the county, Berks County, the median household earns about $79,777 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Washington Elementary School, Berks County has 95 public schools.
Colebrookdale Elementary School sits about 3.9 miles from Washington Elementary School. Washington Elementary School has 7 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 56.2%, higher than Washington Elementary School's 55.0%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment rose 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Washington Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boyertown Area SD
- Boyertown Area SHSHigh · 2,052 students
- Boyertown Area MS-EastMiddle · 841 students
- Boyertown Area MS-WestMiddle · 668 students
- Boyertown Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Gilbertsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 26th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolLancaster, PA · 467 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 416 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolBangor, PA · 375 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolAllentown, PA · 362 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolHanover, PA · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Colebrookdale Elementary School3.9 mi · 234
- Hereford Elementary School4.1 mi · 504
- Boyertown Area SHS4.4 mi · 2,052
- Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center4.8 mi · 466
- Boyertown Elementary School4.9 mi · 632
- Gilbertsville Elementary School4.9 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Washington Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Washington Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Washington Elementary School in?
Washington Elementary School is part of Boyertown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.