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Pennsbury School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Falls Township, Lower Makefield Township, Yardley and Tullytown.

Falls Township’s School Grade A better than 86% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
9,435
Schools
14
Spent per student
$21,310
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
12:1
Debt
$164.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pennsbury School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 86% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $164.1M, about $17,388 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 86% of the 688 Pennsylvania school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AFalls Township 34,282ALower Makefield Township 34,028AYardley 2,577ATullytown 2,228

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Falls Township. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Pennsbury HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 36.1% · 4,690 students tested
Reading / language arts71%
State average 55.1% · 4,970 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 87.5% · 642 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,310 per student · 2% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 25%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
9,544’20
9,648’21
9,591’22
9,564’23
9,435’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 72%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%Asian 7%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

14 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools.

Eleanor Roosevelt El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morrisville
B+
583 students13:1
Edgewood El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Yardley
A
557 students12:1
Afton El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Yardley
A
483 students11:1
Quarry Hill El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Yardley
A
464 students13:1
Manor El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Levittown
B
434 students12:1
Makefield El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Yardley
A−
397 students12:1
Oxford Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fairless Hills
B
390 students11:1
Walt Disney El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Levittown
A−
373 students11:1
Penn Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Levittown
C
356 students10:1
Fallsington El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fallsington
B+
256 students10:1
William Penn MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yardley
B
904 students11:1
Pennwood MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yardley
B−
740 students10:1
Charles H Boehm MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yardley
B
651 students10:1
Pennsbury HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairless Hills
A
2,847 students13:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bordentown Regional School DistrictBordentown Township, Fieldsboro
$25,789per student
Bristol Township School DistrictBristol Township
$19,692per student
Council Rock School DistrictNewtown Township, Upper Makefield Township
$22,295per student
Ewing Township School DistrictEwing Township
$27,678per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania.