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Upper Providence Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Upper Providence Elementary School is a highly-rated public elementary school serving grades K-4 in the Spring-Ford Area School District in Royersford, Pennsylvania. With 437 students, the school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

Upper Providence Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 79.6% of all students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 65.1% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, 75% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 68.7% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking 26th out of 1,495 Pennsylvania elementary schools for male students and 49th out of 1,084 for students with disabilities in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Spring-Ford Area School District, Upper Providence Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers, including Oaks Elementary, Evans Elementary, Limerick Elementary, Royersford Elementary, and Brooke Elementary. The school's success is not solely dependent on socioeconomic factors, as it maintains high performance despite having a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school's higher per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio may contribute to its strong academic performance and resources for students.

435

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,130

Per pupil spending ?

11%

Free/discounted lunch ?

833 South Lewis Rd Bldg 3
Royersford, PA 19468

(610) 705-6009

District: Spring-Ford Area School District

Students who attend Upper Providence Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Spring-Ford Intrmd School 5th/6th
	Spring-Ford Middle School 7th Grade Center
	Spring-Ford Middle School 8th Grade Center
High:	Spring-Ford Senior High School 9-12 Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Asian:

24.6%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (77% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg67%

Pennsylvania avg45%

125^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Spring-Ford Area School District

80^th of 606Spring-Ford Area 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	89.8	125 of 1511	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	51 of 1526	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	83 of 1534	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	84 of 1534	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	65 of 1433	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	143 of 1544	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	166 of 1530	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	86.7	137 of 1547	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	84.1	186 of 1554	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	264 of 1474	82.1%	★★★★☆
2014	82.1	154 of 1467	89.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	219 of 1519	85.6%	★★★★☆
2012	78.8	252 of 1599	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	311 of 1597	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.8	117 of 1579	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	83.3	106 of 1549	93.2%	★★★★★
2008	80.9	189 of 1551	87.8%	★★★★☆
2007	80.7	204 of 1555	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	81.3	194 of 1545	87.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	63 of 151	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.7	13 of 168	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	67.2	68 of 160	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	58 of 1030	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	49 of 1084	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	81 of 1043	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	129 of 1466	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	97 of 1488	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	59.6	600 of 1414	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	113 of 1475	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	26 of 1495	98.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	187 of 1201	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	80 of 1229	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	90 of 1236	92.7%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)58th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math80%+38 vs state

English Language Arts75%+26 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 (2025)	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
Upper Providence Elementary School	Public	K-4	833 South Lewis Rd Bldg 3	Royersford	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 705-6009	435	39	11.1	11.0%	269 (61.8%)	18 (4.1%)	15 (3.4%)	107 (24.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	89.8	125^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.7%		91.7	51^st of 1526 public elementary schools	96.7%	74	81.3	78.0		79.6	79.2	71.0		75.0	$25,130	$460	$24,670
Royersford Elementary School	Public	K-4	450 Spring St	Royersford	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 706-6005	398	33	12.0	40.2%	251 (63.1%)	35 (8.8%)	44 (11.1%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.8%)	67.7	512^th of 1511 public elementary schools	66.1%		71.1	464^th of 1526 public elementary schools	69.6%	48	59.7	63.9		62.0	54.2	59.1		56.8	$22,508	$551	$21,957
Brooke Elementary School	Public	K-4	339 N Lewis Rd	Royersford	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 705-6006	379	33	11.4	30.6%	209 (55.1%)	18 (4.7%)	67 (17.7%)	58 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	67.8	511^th of 1511 public elementary schools	66.2%		79.4	304^th of 1526 public elementary schools	80.1%	207	56.3	79.2		66.6	48.2	65.3		55.9	$20,605	$329	$20,276
Spring City Elementary School	Public	K-4	190 Wall Street	Spring City	19475	Chester County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 705-6004	166	15	11.0	45.8%	92 (55.4%)	10 (6.0%)	13 (7.8%)	28 (16.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.7%)	78.9	301^st of 1511 public elementary schools	80.1%		78	330^th of 1526 public elementary schools	78.4%	29	75.8	68.7		72.1	75.8	53.2		63.9	$25,115	$699	$24,415
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 E 3rd Ave	Trappe	19426	Montgomery County	Perkiomen Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 489-2991	459	38	12.1	26.6%	334 (72.8%)	28 (6.1%)	30 (6.5%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	87.2	171^st of 1511 public elementary schools	88.7%		84.8	195^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.2%	24	77.4	70.0	76.1	74.9	78.9	68.4	63.0	69.5	$14,657	$478	$14,179
Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	125 Sunset Rd	Limerick	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 705-6012	546	41	13.3	18.1%	386 (70.7%)	18 (3.3%)	30 (5.5%)	83 (15.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	74.6	390^th of 1511 public elementary schools	74.2%		85.4	188^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.7%	202	72.4	74.3		73.4	52.3	59.9		56.2	$20,688	$643	$20,046
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-5	98 Kagey Rd	Collegeville	19426	Montgomery County	Perkiomen Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 409-9751	465	40	11.6	24.3%	359 (77.2%)	18 (3.9%)	30 (6.5%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	90.4	114^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.3	88^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.2%	26	72.2	81.1	71.5	74.6	75.9	84.1	76.1	78.4	$24,554	$445	$24,109
Limerick Elementary School	Public	K-4	81 Limerick Center Rd	Royersford	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 705-6007	257	28	9.1	26.1%	175 (68.1%)	11 (4.3%)	15 (5.8%)	41 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	80.8	263^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	82.6%		88.3	127^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.7%	136	69.6	91.5		80.7	50.0	83.0		66.6	$30,590	$608	$29,982
Hares Hill Elementary School	Public	2-6	723 Hares Hill Rd	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(484) 927-5250	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	K-4	232 Level Rd	Collegeville	19426	Montgomery County	Methacton School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 489-5000	426	34	12.6	16.0%	291 (68.3%)	9 (2.1%)	38 (8.9%)	66 (15.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	84.3	211^th of 1511 public elementary schools	86.0%		82	243^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	84.1%	32	74.0	81.8		77.8	60.9	74.1		67.4	$23,994	$443	$23,551

Frequently Asked Questions about Upper Providence Elementary School

Is Upper Providence Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Upper Providence Elementary School ranks in the top 8.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Upper Providence Elementary School in?

Spring-Ford Area School District

What schools do graduates of Upper Providence Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Upper Providence Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring-Ford Intrmd School 5th/6th
Middle : Spring-Ford Middle School 7th Grade Center
Middle : Spring-Ford Middle School 8th Grade Center
High : Spring-Ford Senior High School 9-12 Center

How many students attend Upper Providence Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Upper Providence Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Upper Providence Elementary School?

Students at Upper Providence Elementary School are 62% White, 25% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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