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New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School

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New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School ranks 195 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the New Hope-Solebury School District, located in the affluent community of New Hope, Pennsylvania. With 273 students, the school consistently ranks among the top-performing elementary schools in the state, outpacing both state and district averages in academic achievement.

The school's academic performance is truly exceptional, with 73.8% of students proficient or better in Math and 67.8% proficient or better in English Language Arts on the PSSA exams, significantly outperforming the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rates are also exceptionally high, with 88.4% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 65.8%. This strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for male students, white students, and students with disabilities in both Math and English Language Arts.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Central Bucks and Council Rock School Districts, New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School performs on par or better in most academic areas, suggesting it is providing a high-quality education relative to its peers. The school's high per-student spending, which is significantly above the state average, likely contributes to its academic success, allowing for smaller class sizes and the ability to invest in resources and programs that support student learning.

277

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,247

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

186 West Bridge Street
New Hope, PA 18938

(215) 862-8026

District: New Hope-Solebury School District

Students who attend New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	New Hope-Solebury Middle School
High:	New Hope-Solebury High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Two or more races:

10.5%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (71% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg72%

Pennsylvania avg45%

195^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 606New Hope-Solebury 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	85.2	195 of 1511	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	198 of 1526	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	187 of 1534	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	195 of 1534	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	167 of 1433	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	243 of 1544	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	149 of 1530	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	87.3	115 of 1547	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	88.8	77 of 1554	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	83.0	204 of 1474	86.2%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	173 of 1467	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	238 of 1519	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	301 of 1599	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	71.0	475 of 1597	70.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.4	276 of 1579	82.5%	★★★★☆
2009	82.7	122 of 1549	92.1%	★★★★★
2008	85.3	80 of 1551	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	85.6	80 of 1555	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	82.3	155 of 1545	90.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	175 of 1030	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	213 of 1084	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	173 of 1043	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	237 of 1466	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	226 of 1488	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	284 of 1369	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	725 of 1432	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	173 of 1475	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	189 of 1495	87.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	81.4	18 of 128	85.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	222 of 1201	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	203 of 1229	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	219 of 1236	82.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math74%+32 vs state

English Language Arts68%+19 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
New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	186 West Bridge Street	New Hope	18938	Bucks County	New Hope-Solebury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 862-8026	277	26	10.7	14.4%	202 (72.9%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.7%)	17 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.5%)	85.2	195^th of 1511 public elementary schools	87.1%		84.6	198^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.0%	3	75.7	74.7	71.8		73.8	56.4	69.6	74.6		67.8	$23,247	$232	$23,014
New Hope-Solebury Lower Elementary School	Public	K-2	3020 North Sugan Road	Solebury	18963	Bucks County	New Hope-Solebury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 297-5438	230	19	12.4	11.3%	184 (80.0%)	3 (1.3%)	9 (3.9%)	5 (2.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.9%)								(n/a)											$17,114	$171	$16,943
Sol Feinstone Elementary School	Public	K-6	1090 Eagle Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2400	644	46	13.9	7.0%	502 (78.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.2%)	74 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	94.2	45^th of 1511 public elementary schools	97.0%		89.9	97^th of 1526 public elementary schools	93.6%	52	88.3	87.1	76.5	77.5	82.2	75.3	75.2	76.5	85.3	78.2	$21,847	$331	$21,515
Buckingham Elementary School	Public	K-6	Box 158 2414 Durham Road	Buckingham	18912	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-4200	442	34	13.1	11.5%	372 (84.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.9%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	92.7	68^th of 1511 public elementary schools	95.5%		87.4	146^th of 1526 public elementary schools	90.4%	78	80.5	75.8	74.1	65.3	74.0	86.6	80.6	75.9	78.7	80.9	$21,245	$406	$20,839
Cold Spring Elementary School	Public	K-6	4150 Durham Rd	Doylestown	18902	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-3800	470	40	11.7	4.9%	378 (80.4%)	7 (1.5%)	32 (6.8%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	95.4	26^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.3%		93.3	24^th of 1526 public elementary schools	98.4%	2	88.2	76.7	79.0	80.8	80.9	88.1	86.3	80.7	84.9	85.2	$22,137	$403	$21,734
Wrightstown Elementary School	Public	K-6	729 Penns Park Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 944-2300	399	30	13.5	18.3%	326 (81.7%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (6.0%)	32 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	87.8	161^st of 1511 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.4	109^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.9%	52	90.6	77.8	65.4	63.6	73.9	69.2	66.2	59.6	78.5	68.8	$21,776	$430	$21,346
Newtown Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Wrights Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2200	557	42	13.2	11.1%	384 (68.9%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.5%)	104 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	90.6	107^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.8	73^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	95.2%	34	80.5	82.0	76.4	76.5	78.8	69.0	66.3	72.4	77.8	71.6	$22,282	$331	$21,951
Gayman Elementary School	Public	K-6	4440 Point Pleasant Pike	Doylestown	18902	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-4350	390	30	12.8	7.7%	327 (83.8%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.4%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	93.9	48^th of 1511 public elementary schools	96.8%		90.6	76^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.0%	28	80.3	74.2	82.1	77.5	78.4	87.5	74.1	80.4	87.3	82.6	$21,915	$400	$21,515
Linden Elementary School	Public	K-6	480 Linden Ave	Doylestown	18901	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-4400	353	29	12.0	10.2%	288 (81.6%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.4%)	18 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	86.8	175^th of 1511 public elementary schools	88.4%		88.3	128^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.6%	47	80.3	58.7	60.0	62.3	66.0	75.0	70.5	69.4	86.9	76.1	$22,948	$403	$22,545
Bridge Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	2280 Sugar Bottom Road	Furlong	18925	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-3700	617	52	11.9	10.4%	452 (73.3%)	6 (1.0%)	26 (4.2%)	101 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	90.3	120^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.1%		86.5	159^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.6%	39	79.2	70.2	75.0	71.0	73.7	75.0	68.0	82.2	80.0	75.9	$20,308	$402	$19,906

Frequently Asked Questions about New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School

What district is New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School in?

New Hope-Solebury School District

Is New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School a good school?

New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School ranks 195^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School attend?

Students who attend New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Hope-Solebury Middle School
High : New Hope-Solebury High School

What is the racial makeup of New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School?

Students at New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School are 73% White, 10% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

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