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Fitzwater Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
School Lane
Willow Grove, PA 19090
Phone
(215) 784-0381
District
Upper Dublin SD
County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
432
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.6% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Fitzwater Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
64%
53%
65%
54%
63%
52%
64%
53%
65%
54%
63%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
68%
49%
68%
52%
68%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
48%
86%
54%
65%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 66 15.3%
Grade 1 87 20.1%
Grade 2 55 12.7%
Grade 3 81 18.8%
Grade 4 66 15.3%
Grade 5 77 17.8%
Total 432 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.5% 78.6% 64.5%
Black 15.3% 7.8% 15.4%
Hispanic 6.5% 4.5% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.4% 8.9% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.6% 16.2% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 18.5% 15.0% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.1% 1.2% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 26,736 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,020.1 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.0% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.0% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.1% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 21.5% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,678 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 4.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.0% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 67.6% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 53.9% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.6% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.9% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.1% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.7% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.9% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 3.0% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,905 $57,207,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,089 $4,479,000 3.7%
Staff $723 $2,974,000 2.5%
General Administration $470 $1,935,000 1.6%
School Administration $883 $3,634,000 3.0%
Operation $1,551 $6,382,000 5.3%
Transportation $540 $2,221,000 1.9%
Other $566 $2,327,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,822 $23,952,000 20.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,431 $38,801,000 32.3%
Total Expenditures $29,159 $119,960,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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