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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PENN SD·NCES 420855004827
Wescosville Elementary School
1064 Liberty Ln, Wescosville, PA 18106 · (610) 395-5851 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
156 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
70.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
66.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.7% | 58.3% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Wescosville Elementary School
Wescosville Elementary School's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wescosville Elementary School this school | 465 | 33.5% | 68.5% |
| Hallowell Elementary School Horsham | 438 | 37.0% | 56.8% |
| Macungie Elementary School Macungie | 529 | 34.0% | 68.6% |
| Cornwall Elementary School Cornwall | 541 | 37.3% | 66.9% |
| Green Valley Elementary School Sinking Spring | 505 | 28.3% | 56.4% |
| Eagleville Elementary School Eagleville | 401 | 35.4% | 64.8% |
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 Wescosville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #335 of 1,396 | #15 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #357 of 1,511 ▲ 170 | #12 of 45 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #209 of 1,511 ▲ 163 | #10 of 45 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #640 of 1,638 | #26 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #268 of 1,528 | #2 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #426 of 1,531 | #19 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #1,279 of 1,600 | #35 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #718 of 1,045 | #12 of 23 |
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
465
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 465 | 41.1 | 11.3:1 | 34% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 39.7 | 12.3:1 | 32% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 43.1 | 11.5:1 | 31% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 29% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 35.3 | 14.4:1 | 27% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 27% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 16% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 24 | 23.7:1 | 4% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 17 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wescosville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (508 to 465); teachers up 17% (35.3 to 41.1).
About Wescosville Elementary School
Wescosville Elementary School is one of the public schools in Wescosville, Pennsylvania. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 465 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
East Penn SD is responsible for 10 schools, Wescosville Elementary School included, with 7,815 students in all.
The largest group at Wescosville Elementary School is White students, at 63%. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, and 6% Asian. Lehigh County residents are about 62% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wescosville Elementary School scores 56%.
Wescosville Elementary School has 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.3:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 34% at Wescosville Elementary School. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Lehigh County.
On the allk12 Grade, Wescosville Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 63.2%.
Looking at the county, Lehigh County, median household income comes to about $80,079, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 83, with about 56,984 students.
Wescosville Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Lower Macungie Middle School, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wescosville Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Wescosville Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Wescosville Elementary School had a net loss of 64 students, or 12%. The school's ratio dropped from 14.7:1 to 11.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Wescosville Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Penn SD
- Emmaus High SchoolHigh · 2,842 students
- Lower Macungie Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- Eyer Middle SchoolMiddle · 804 students
- Willow Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Shoemaker Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Macungie Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Lower Macungie Middle School1.3 mi · 1,041
- Cetronia School2.0 mi · 496
- Parkway Manor School2.1 mi · 569
- Willow Lane Elementary School2.2 mi · 593
- Salisbury Middle School2.8 mi · 448
- Springhouse Middle School3.0 mi · 1,329
Frequently asked questions
About Wescosville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wescosville Elementary School?
Wescosville Elementary School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades KG-05.
Is Wescosville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wescosville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Wescosville Elementary School have?
Wescosville Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Wescosville Elementary School?
Wescosville Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Wescosville Elementary School public or private?
Wescosville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Penn SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.