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Tawanka Elementary School

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Tawanka Elementary School ranks 281 st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Tawanka Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, serving 860 students in grades K-4. It 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.

Tawanka Elementary consistently outperforms the Neshaminy School District and the state of Pennsylvania in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores across all grades and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, Tawanka's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts for all grades were 74% and 62.3%, respectively, compared to the district's 49.2% and 53.9%, and the state's 41.7% and 48.5%. The school's PSSA Science proficiency rates for all grades and 4th grade are also consistently above 80%, outperforming the district and state. Tawanka Elementary has strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, with rankings often in the top 20-30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Tawanka Elementary's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average suggest that the school has access to adequate resources and staffing to support student learning. When compared to nearby schools within the Neshaminy School District, such as Hoover Elementary and Joseph E. Ferderbar Elementary, Tawanka consistently outperforms these schools in both overall and subgroup rankings. However, schools in the Council Rock School District, such as Hillcrest Elementary and Holland Elementary, also demonstrate impressive academic performance, often outperforming Tawanka Elementary in certain areas.

835

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,935

Per pupil spending ?

41%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2055 Brownsville Rd
Langhorne, PA 19053

(215) 809-6502

District: Neshaminy School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.0%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2019 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (68% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg52%

Pennsylvania avg45%

281^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From top 34% (2019) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	79.9	281 of 1511	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	595 of 1526	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	689 of 1534	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	541 of 1534	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	632 of 1433	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	523 of 1544	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	91 of 151	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	318 of 1030	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	570 of 1084	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	759 of 1043	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	64.3	52 of 200	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	310 of 1466	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	672 of 1488	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	76.1	82 of 454	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	66 of 432	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	88 of 1369	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	72.0	353 of 1432	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	633 of 1414	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	271 of 1475	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	528 of 1495	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	337 of 1201	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	49.2	664 of 1229	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	730 of 1236	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)94th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)82nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2025)69th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math74%+32 vs state

English Language Arts62%+14 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	3100 Donallen Dr	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	588	39	14.9	101.9%	386 (65.6%)	22 (3.7%)	90 (15.3%)	62 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	36.6	1007^th of 1511 public elementary schools	33.4%		38.8	1021^st of 1526 public elementary schools	33.1%	14	46.9	35.6	43.8	18.3	36.1	39.5	35.6	42.6	39.0	39.1	$20,704	$1,067	$19,637
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
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
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
Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Trenton Rd	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6340	661	42	15.7	44.6%	448 (67.8%)	48 (7.3%)	75 (11.3%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.3%)	69.4	482^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	68.1%		67.6	543^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	64.4%	61	65.9	61.5			63.8	56.6	57.7			57.2	$19,255	$372	$18,883
Rolling Hills Elementary School	Public	K-6	340 Middle Holland Rd	Holland	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 944-2000	376	30	12.3	27.9%	315 (83.8%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.5%)	30 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	72.5	434^th of 1511 public elementary schools	71.3%		65.3	583^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	61.8%	149	70.2	61.9	53.9	45.0	57.7	56.8	64.3	52.3	63.3	58.5	$23,804	$430	$23,374

Frequently Asked Questions about Tawanka Elementary School

How many students attend Tawanka Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 835 students attended Tawanka Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Tawanka Elementary School?

Students at Tawanka Elementary School are 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Tawanka Elementary School in?

Neshaminy School District

Is Tawanka Elementary School a good school?

Tawanka Elementary School ranks 281^st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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