West Pottsgrove El Sch

West Pottsgrove El Sch is one of the close-knit elementary schools in Stowe, Pennsylvania, part of Pottsgrove SD, with 252 students on its rolls from grades K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Pottsgrove SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,932 students; West Pottsgrove El Sch is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Pottsgrove El Sch reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 16% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, West Pottsgrove El Sch has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at West Pottsgrove El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

Zooming out to the county, Montgomery County reports that the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), West Pottsgrove El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Barth El Sch, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. West Pottsgrove El Sch's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 265 (now 252). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 66% to 52%.

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