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Alumni: what's one memory from Wrightstown El Sch that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUNCIL ROCK SD·NCES 420696007679
Wrightstown Elementary School
729 Penns Park Rd, Wrightstown, PA 18940 · (215) 944-2300 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest 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
13.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
73 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
68.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
73.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.8% | 73.9% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 76.6% |
% 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
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Wrightstown Elementary School
Wrightstown Elementary School's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightstown Elementary School this school | 399 | 18.3% | 75.8% |
| Richboro Elementary School Richboro | 377 | 16.2% | 66.6% |
| Holland Elementary School Holland | 425 | 15.1% | 70.3% |
| Park Forest Elementary School State College | 419 | 18.6% | 75.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Pittsburgh | 414 | 20.5% | 81.3% |
| South Hanover Elementary School Hershey | 371 | 19.4% | 79.7% |
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 Wrightstown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #181 of 1,396 | #16 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #212 of 1,511 ▼ 81 | #22 of 72 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #232 of 1,511 ▼ 25 | #21 of 72 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #888 of 1,638 | #47 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #927 of 1,528 | #48 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #951 of 1,531 | #58 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #1,465 of 1,600 | #47 of 73 |
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
399
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
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 | 399 | 29.5 | 13.5:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 30.7 | 13.6:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 30.1 | 13.9:1 | 15% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 11% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wrightstown Elementary School.
About Wrightstown Elementary School
Wrightstown Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Wrightstown, Pennsylvania. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 399 students.
Wrightstown Elementary School is part of Council Rock SD, where 14 schools serve 10,391 students.
About 82% of the student body at Wrightstown Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 81% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1 at Wrightstown Elementary School, with 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 18% of enrollment. It compares with 40% for public schools in Bucks County.
Wrightstown Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 69.8% at Wrightstown Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.8%.
Bucks County has these Census figures: the median household income is $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bucks County is home to 123 public schools and about 81,956 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Newtown Elementary School is the closest, at about 2.5 miles. Wrightstown Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 74.6% proficiency; Wrightstown Elementary School posts 75.8%.
For locale, NCES codes Wrightstown Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Wrightstown Elementary School's enrollment grew from 379 in 2020-21 to 399 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Wrightstown Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Council Rock SD
- Council Rock HS SouthHigh · 1,921 students
- Council Rock HS NorthHigh · 1,674 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 960 students
- Newtown Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Goodnoe Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Sol Feinstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
Other Wrightstown Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Wrightstown Elementary. Wrightstown Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Wrightstown ElementaryWrightstown, WI · 540 students
Nearby schools
- Newtown Elementary School2.5 mi · 557
- Sol Feinstone Elementary School3.4 mi · 644
- Council Rock HS North3.5 mi · 1,674
- Newtown Middle School3.5 mi · 833
- Council Rock HS South3.8 mi · 1,921
- Richboro Elementary School3.9 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Wrightstown Elementary SchoolHow large is Wrightstown Elementary School?
Wrightstown Elementary School enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Wrightstown Elementary School serve?
Wrightstown Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wrightstown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wrightstown Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wrightstown Elementary School?
Wrightstown Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wrightstown Elementary School?
Wrightstown Elementary School is overseen by Council Rock SD in Bucks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.