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Pfaff Elementary School

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Pfaff Elementary School ranks 719 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Pfaff Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, serving 498 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Quakertown Community School District, which is ranked 314 out of 606 districts in the state.

Pfaff Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, with proficiency rates of 53.6% in Math and 47.8% in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the district's 37.1% in Math and 44.2% in ELA, and the state's 41.7% in Math and 48.5% in ELA. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 82.5% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the district's 67.6% and the state's 65.8%. However, the school's performance for disabled students has been more variable, ranking in the top 50% in 2022-2023 but dropping to the bottom 50% in the following two years.

Compared to nearby schools, Pfaff Elementary generally outperforms other Quakertown Community School District elementary schools, but lags behind the academic performance of Marlborough Elementary School (part of the Upper Perkiomen School District) and Hopewell Elementary School (part of the Southern Lehigh School District), which have consistently higher proficiency rates in both Math and ELA.

482

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,367

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Sleepy Hollow Road
Quakertown, PA 18951

(215) 529-2850

District: Quakertown Community School District

Students who attend Pfaff Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Quakertown Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (51% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg41%

Pennsylvania avg45%

719^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Quakertown Community School District

314^th of 606Quakertown Community School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	719 of 1511	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	785 of 1526	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.7	641 of 1534	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	549 of 1534	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.8	396 of 1433	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	338 of 1544	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	253 of 1530	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.2	214 of 1547	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	236 of 1554	84.8%	★★★★☆
2015	87.1	108 of 1474	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	83.4	127 of 1467	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	85.9	59 of 1519	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	81.5	171 of 1599	89.3%	★★★★☆
2011	82.2	136 of 1597	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	82.8	122 of 1579	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	87.2	29 of 1549	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	46 of 1551	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	86.7	57 of 1555	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	77.3	297 of 1545	80.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	574 of 1030	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	604 of 1084	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	475 of 1043	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	737 of 1466	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	783 of 1488	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	544 of 1369	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	776 of 1432	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	874 of 1414	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	672 of 1475	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	727 of 1495	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	797 of 1201	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	860 of 1229	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	679 of 1236	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)44th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math54%+12 vs state

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

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by a parent
Friday, April 15, 2011

New school. Great area. Close Quote

Schools Near Pfaff Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pfaff Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Sleepy Hollow Road	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 529-2850	482	40	12.0	36.9%	377 (78.2%)	10 (2.1%)	55 (11.4%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	56.8	719^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.4%		55.5	785^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.6%	66	51.1	57.4	52.8	53.6	45.4	50.6	47.7	47.8	$20,367	$248	$20,120
Trumbauersville Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Woodview Dr	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 529-2550	376	30	12.7	39.6%	300 (79.8%)	17 (4.5%)	31 (8.2%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	59.1	671^st of 1511 public elementary schools	55.6%		55.3	787^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.4%	116	56.5	64.5	47.3	56.4	53.6	46.8	43.8	48.4	$21,346	$248	$21,098
Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center	Public	4-5	510 Jefferson St	East Greenville	18041	Montgomery County	Upper Perkiomen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 679-6288	466	33	14.1	36.7%	406 (87.1%)	9 (1.9%)	29 (6.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	72.6	430^th of 1511 public elementary schools	71.5%		70.1	491^st of 1526 public elementary schools	67.8%	61		65.2	58.2	61.9		54.6	56.5	55.6	$21,776	$707	$21,069
Quakertown Elementary School	Public	K-5	123 S 7th St	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 529-2410	265	27	9.8	65.7%	167 (63.0%)	14 (5.3%)	62 (23.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	47.8	856^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.3%		43.6	969^th of 1526 public elementary schools	36.5%	113	73.5	53.7	37.5	53.9	52.9	29.6	35.0	37.5	$24,931	$1,290	$23,640
Hereford Elementary School	Public	K-3	1043 Gravel Pike	Hereford	18056	Berks County	Upper Perkiomen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 679-4151	504	37	13.5	49.8%	421 (83.5%)	7 (1.4%)	45 (8.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)								(n/a)	62.6			62.6	49.6			49.6	$20,107	$662	$19,445
Liberty Bell Elementary School	Public	K-3	960 W Oxford St	Coopersburg	18036	Lehigh County	Southern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 282-1850	445	27	16.4	13.0%	329 (73.9%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.2%)	41 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.9%)								(n/a)	86.6			86.6	80.3			80.3	$15,943	$291	$15,653
Neidig Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Penrose St	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 529-2360	470	37	12.7	51.3%	340 (72.3%)	13 (2.8%)	84 (17.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	41	950^th of 1511 public elementary schools	37.1%		30.6	1100^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.9%	150	53.5	56.5	21.5	43.0	40.5	43.4	35.7	39.6	$20,192	$565	$19,627
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Fairview Ave	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 529-2450	327	26	12.4	39.8%	236 (72.2%)	8 (2.4%)	49 (15.0%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	52.4	787^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.9%		48	890^th of 1526 public elementary schools	41.7%	103	47.3	65.3	46.7	52.7	34.5	54.3	46.7	44.5	$59,806	$313	$59,493
Marlborough Elementary School	Public	K-3	1450 Gravel Pike	Green Lane	18054	Montgomery County	Upper Perkiomen School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 541-7299	409	26	15.7	33.5%	335 (81.9%)	12 (2.9%)	37 (9.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)								(n/a)	78.5			78.5	67.8			67.8	$20,950	$676	$20,275
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-3	4625 W Hopewell Rd	Center Valley	18034	Lehigh County	Southern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 791-0200	426	28	15.2	13.8%	347 (81.5%)	10 (2.3%)	23 (5.4%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)								(n/a)	83.6			83.6	71.2			71.2	$17,775	$324	$17,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Pfaff Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pfaff Elementary School?

Students at Pfaff Elementary School are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Pfaff Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Pfaff Elementary School.

What district is Pfaff Elementary School in?

Quakertown Community School District

Is Pfaff Elementary School a good school?

Pfaff Elementary School ranks 719^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pfaff Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pfaff Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Quakertown Community High School

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