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New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School vs. Afton Elementary School

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School Overview

School
New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School
186 West Bridge Street
New Hope, PA 18938
: 
9/
10
Top 20%
Afton Elementary School
1673 Quarry Rd
Morrisville, PA 19067
: 
10/
10
Top 10%
Top Rankings

New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Pennsylvania for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 20%)

Afton Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Pennsylvania for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 20%)
Overview
Serving 273 students in grades 3-5, New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Pennsylvania for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 70% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 36%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 73% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 55%).
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the Pennsylvania state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 39% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 502 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Afton Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Pennsylvania for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 73% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 36%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 82% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 55%).
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the Pennsylvania state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Asian), which is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Blue Ribbon Schools
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Yes
Grades Offered
3-5
K-5
Total Students
273 students
502 students
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% Male | % Female
49% | 51%
49% | 51%
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Total Classroom Teachers
25 teachers
47 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
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This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Afton Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#365 out of 2733 schools in PA
(Top 20%)
#165 out of 2733 schools in PA
(Top 10%)
This chart displays the overall school rank of New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the overall school rank of Afton Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
70%
(Top 20% in PA)
73%
(Top 10% in PA)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Afton Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
73%
(Top 20% in PA)
82%
(Top 10% in PA)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Afton Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
85-89%
(Top 10% in PA)
90-94%
(Top 5% in PA)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Afton Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Afton Elementary School by grade.
Kindergarten Students
-
77
Grade 1 Students
-
82
Grade 2 Students
-
74
Grade 3 Students
74
94
Grade 4 Students
108
80
Grade 5 Students
91
95

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
5%
13%
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This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Afton Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
10%
8%
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This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Afton Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
n/a
2%
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Afton Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
75%
69%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Afton Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
8%
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This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Afton Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
0.42
0.50
This chart displays the diversity score of New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Afton Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
14%
17%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Afton Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
1%
2%
n/a
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Afton Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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