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Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School

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Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School ranks 412 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Feasterville Trevose, Pennsylvania, serving 489 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Neshaminy School District, which is ranked 145 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests for Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grades. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 70.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 49.2% for the Neshaminy School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania. The school also performs particularly well in certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners (ELL) and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, ranking 19th out of 207 Pennsylvania elementary schools for ELL students and 301st out of 1,369 for Low SES students.

When compared to nearby schools, Tawanka Elementary School, which is also part of the Neshaminy School District, performs well but is consistently outperformed by Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School in both Math and ELA. On the other hand, schools in the Bensalem Township School District, such as Samuel K Faust Elementary School and Belmont Hills Elementary School, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Joseph E Ferderbar.

486

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,668

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Heights Lane
Feasterville Trevose, PA 19053-7698

(215) 809-6370

District: Neshaminy School District

Students who attend Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Poquessing Middle School
High:	Neshaminy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.8%

Asian:

14.2%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (64% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg52%

Pennsylvania avg45%

412^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Neshaminy School District

145^th of 606Neshaminy 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	73.6	412 of 1511	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	635 of 1526	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	713 of 1534	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	509 of 1534	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	477 of 1433	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	541 of 1544	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	590 of 1530	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.3	569 of 1547	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.6	580 of 1554	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.8	579 of 1474	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.8	671 of 1467	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.2	811 of 1519	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	74.5	402 of 1599	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	429 of 1597	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	286 of 1579	81.9%	★★★★☆
2009	70.5	451 of 1549	70.9%	★★★★☆
2008	68.2	536 of 1551	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.0	456 of 1555	70.7%	★★★★☆
2006	70.2	469 of 1545	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.8	267 of 1299	79.4%	★★★★☆
2004	70.4	428 of 1308	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.0	511 of 1302	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	97 of 151	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	130 of 168	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	111 of 160	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	56.5	407 of 1084	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	488 of 1043	53.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	19 of 207	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	72.0	36 of 200	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	39 of 196	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	307 of 1466	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	561 of 1488	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	301 of 1369	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	454 of 1432	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	547 of 1414	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	481 of 1475	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	658 of 1495	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	47.8	54 of 117	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	411 of 1201	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	702 of 1229	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	858 of 1236	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2024)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)54th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+29 vs state

English Language Arts57%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Friday, May 15, 2015

I went to school here in the 90's, in second, third, and fourth grade. It was torture, especially third grade. I was EXTREMELY bullied, and instead of addressing the issue, I was removed from my class several times a week to learn how to handle being bullied with other bullied kids. The kids doing the bullying were not reprimanded in any way. I had teachers scream at me (and I do mean SCREAM), I had a teacher shove a chair at me in third grade, my Mother was told that I was being bullied because she didn't dress me well enough (I wore clothes from Sears, and it shouldn't have mattered regardless, especially not for a teacher to make a statement like that). I was actively discouraged by teaching staff there, especially the teacher I had for third grade (Mrs. Ciocian). I was reading on a 5th grade reading level in second grade, but still had to pick books from the lower reading level to read. My experience at Ferderbar was absolutely deplorable. I don't know how much it has changed over the years, but my years there were the worst experience of my life. I do not reccomend anyone sending their children there under any circumstances whatsoever. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

We have only been with this school for a few months and I am frustrated. My child comes home from school with a ton of flyers asking us to buy, buy, buy....it never ends. What's worse is the teacher is pressuring kids into buying things. They tell kids to come to school with money because "everybody" will be buying books at the book sale. When my child showed up with no money they "put a book aside" for her and told her to bring the money the next day and than the day after that. We have an extensive home library, we do not need to be pressured into getting more. They constantly use kids to manipulate their parents into buying things. The child whose parent(s) buy the most gets a small cheap toy as a prize. He/she also gets called in front of the class for the rest of the children to be jealous.
What's also not cool is the school's stuff asking parents to sell things for them - when did we get a second nonpaying job as sales people? It's ridiculous.
Another thing that doesn't sit well with me is that they make kids sit on the floor of the cafeteria, while they are waiting for their busses. The school has a huge conference room/hall with a lot of chairs - why can't they use that? We tried addressing it - it led nowhere.
The curriculum is good. The teacher is encouraging. Homework assignments look appropriate and I am satisfied with the amount of information kids receive during their school day.
P.S. Be aware if your child is starting Kindergarten - this school has a half day kindergarten - which in reality is more like 2 hours. If that is a problem for you and you want a full day kindergarten I would recommend searching for another school district. I believe other schools in the district are also offering a half day kindergarten. You would be wise to double check. Close Quote

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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 6th 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 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Heights Lane	Feasterville Trevose	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6370	486	30	16.3	53.9%	310 (63.8%)	11 (2.3%)	34 (7.0%)	69 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (12.6%)	73.6	412^th of 1511 public elementary schools	72.7%		63.2	635^th of 1526 public elementary schools	58.4%	223	67.4	73.7			70.9	53.5	59.1			56.6	$17,668	$517	$17,151
Tawanka Elementary School	Public	K-4	2055 Brownsville Rd	Langhorne	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6502	835	56	14.9	41.0%	643 (77.0%)	14 (1.7%)	61 (7.3%)	57 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	79.9	281^st of 1511 public elementary schools	81.4%		64.6	595^th of 1526 public elementary schools	61.0%	314	77.8	70.0			74.0	65.1	59.3			62.3	$6,935	$157	$6,778
Pine Road Elementary School	Public	K-3	3737 Pine Rd	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 938-0290	628	46	13.5	36.8%	385 (61.3%)	15 (2.4%)	26 (4.1%)	178 (28.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)								(n/a)	74.6				74.6	56.1				56.1	$18,499	$185	$18,314
Comly Watson School	Public	K-5	1001 Byberry Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3010	618	42	14.6	95.0%	312 (50.5%)	39 (6.3%)	59 (9.5%)	188 (30.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	50.3	818^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.9%		43.9	965^th of 1526 public elementary schools	36.8%	147	59.3	49.4	50.7		53.1	42.1	39.7	42.9		41.6	$18,026	$5,404	$12,622
Holland Elementary School	Public	K-6	597 Beverly Road	Holland	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 944-1500	425	41	10.2	15.1%	348 (81.9%)	5 (1.2%)	15 (3.5%)	34 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	78.8	303^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	79.9%		82.2	238^th of 1526 public elementary schools	84.4%	65	75.0	76.1	56.6	83.9	73.8	52.5	61.2	42.5	87.5	61.5	$24,736	$430	$24,306
Samuel K Faust Elementary School	Public	K-6	2901 Bellvue Dr	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 750-2800	546	43	12.6	99.3%	138 (25.3%)	98 (17.9%)	202 (37.0%)	78 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	33.7	1038^th of 1511 public elementary schools	31.3%		24.3	1157^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.2%	119	46.9	27.9	37.7	27.3	34.9	30.3	29.6	40.3	39.8	35.4	$23,131	$1,663	$21,468
Belmont Hills Elementary School	Public	K-6	5000 Neshaminy Blvd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	580	40	14.6	94.3%	323 (55.7%)	68 (11.7%)	84 (14.5%)	76 (13.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	43.4	924^th of 1511 public elementary schools	38.8%		36.9	1045^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.5%	121	51.9	43.2	33.8	37.3	41.9	38.8	41.3	39.2	47.7	41.6	$22,003	$1,067	$20,936
Loesche William High School	Public	PK, KG-5	595 Tomlinson Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3020	1,263	86	14.7	92.3%	640 (50.7%)	35 (2.8%)	59 (4.7%)	476 (37.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.8%)	58.7	679^th of 1511 public elementary schools	55.1%		47.6	898^th of 1526 public elementary schools	41.2%	219	63.9	51.1	43.9		53.4	51.1	50.4	48.8		50.1	$18,001	$5,901	$12,100
Churchville Elementary School	Public	K-6	100 New Rd	Churchville	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 944-1700	558	40	14.0	15.1%	503 (90.1%)	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.3%)	19 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	72.2	436^th of 1511 public elementary schools	71.1%		72.4	446^th of 1526 public elementary schools	70.8%	10	74.0	59.5	59.4	55.4	62.8	57.6	47.4	51.7	63.5	54.9	$21,771	$430	$21,341
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-6	420 E Holland Rd	Holland	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 944-1600	478	34	14.0	17.4%	397 (83.1%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	39 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	84.3	212^th of 1511 public elementary schools	86.0%		86.8	153^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	90.0%	59	72.8	80.3	76.4	78.4	77.0	46.8	73.6	59.7	79.7	65.1	$20,977	$430	$20,547

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School

Is Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School a good school?

Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School ranks 412^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School?

Students at Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School are 64% White, 14% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School in?

Neshaminy School District

What schools do graduates of Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Poquessing Middle School
High : Neshaminy High School

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