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Wyomissing Hills El Center
- B+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (121).
School pathway
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.9% | 61.8% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 67% 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%.
Schools most like Wyomissing Hills El Center
Wyomissing Hills El Center's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyomissing Hills El Center this school | 615 | 41.1% | 66.5% |
| Whitfield Elementary School West Lawn | 573 | 40.5% | 61.6% |
| South Lebanon Elementary School Lebanon | 554 | 44.9% | 61.4% |
| Shiloh Hills Elementary School Sinking Spring | 572 | 46.7% | 61.6% |
| Penn London Elementary School West Grove | 560 | 35.9% | N/A |
| Seven Generations CS Emmaus | 497 | 35.6% | 47.2% |
Where Wyomissing Hills El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #403 of 1,396 | #3 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #415 of 1,511 ▲ 34 | #1 of 47 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #474 of 1,511 ▼ 59 | #6 of 47 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #240 of 1,638 | #9 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #447 of 1,528 | #14 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #408 of 1,531 | #10 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #1,141 of 1,600 | #31 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #525 of 1,045 | #20 of 33 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 615 | 51.1 | 12.1:1 | 41% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 48.6 | 13.3:1 | 39% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 49.4 | 12.9:1 | 39% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 50 | 13.1:1 | 33% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 49.7 | 14.2:1 | 34% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 47 | 14.8:1 | 29% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 35 | 18.9:1 | 21% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 9% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 25 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (706 to 615); teachers up 3% (49.7 to 51.1).
About Wyomissing Hills El Center
At 110 Woodland Rd in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Wyomissing Hills El Center operates as a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 615 students attend the school in kindergarten through 4. The school is 39% above the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Wyomissing Hills El Center sits within Wyomissing Area SD, which has 3 schools and 1,890 students.
The student body at Wyomissing Hills El Center is 59% White. It is also 30% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Berks County's residents are about 70% White, 11 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Wyomissing Hills El Center are from different groups.
The school lists 51.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 253 students, or 41%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Berks County average 67%.
Wyomissing Hills El Center earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Wyomissing Hills El Center would score about 60.0%. It scores 66.5%, 6.5 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Berks County, the median household earns about $79,777 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Wyomissing Hills El Center, Berks County has 95 public schools.
Wyomissing Hills El Center's nearest public school is Spring Ridge Elementary School (about 0.8 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Wyomissing Hills El Center. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Wyomissing Hills El Center ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 615, from 654 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.1 to 12.1 over 4 years.
The Wyomissing Hills El Center discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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