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Schools in Bernville

Bernville’s public schools

Tulpehocken Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bernville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.0K
▲ 10% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,243 students on the public path
In brief

Bernville’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bernville’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Penn Bernville El Sch places highest (better than 55%); Tulpehocken Area HS lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bernville, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Tulpehocken Area HS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bernville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
7–8Tulpehocken Area MSTulpehocken Area School DistrictNo scores
9–12Tulpehocken Area HSTulpehocken Area School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tulpehocken Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tulpehocken Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,243 students, down 4% since 2023–24 · 11.0 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$24,004PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 55.1% · 720 students tested
Math40%
State average 36.1% · 681 students tested

Bernville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Bernville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bernville—Tulpehocken Area
JeffersonB+Tulpehocken Area
PennB+Tulpehocken Area

All 2 neighbors share Tulpehocken Area with Bernville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bernville

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bernvillein other towns
Penn Bernville El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
B
302 students12:1Rate it →
Bethel El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bethel
B−
286 students10:1Rate it →
Tulpehocken Area MS
Middle · Grades 7–8
214 students10:1Rate it →
Tulpehocken Area HS
High · Grades 9–12
C+
441 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Bernville’s schools

Are Bernville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bernville. Tulpehocken Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bernville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bernville in?

Tulpehocken Area School District.

Where do Bernville kids go to high school?

Tulpehocken Area HS.

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What Bernville families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.