Worcester El Sch

Worcester El Sch, a reasonably sized primary school in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, part of Methacton SD, caters to 441 students, covering grades K through 4.

Across the 7 schools in Methacton SD (4,581 students total), Worcester El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Worcester El Sch lists that White students make up the majority at 66%; the rest is composed of 16% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Worcester El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.0%, the actual is 84.7%, a residual of +12.8 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household income runs about $113,915, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), Worcester El Sch is one campus in the mix.

General Nash El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Worcester El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Worcester El Sch at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 63.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Worcester El Sch's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 409 (now 441). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 73% to 66%.

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