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Limerick Elementary School

Q: Is Limerick Elementary School a good school?

Limerick Elementary School ranks 263 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Limerick Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades K-4 in the Spring-Ford Area School District in Royersford, Pennsylvania. With 247 students, the school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 263 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Limerick Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing state and district averages on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.7% of Limerick students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 65.1% for the Spring-Ford Area School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania. Similarly, 66.6% of Limerick students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 68.7% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking 19th out of 1,432 Pennsylvania elementary schools for its performance with low socioeconomic status students and 143rd out of 1,084 for its performance with disabled students.

While Limerick Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school, it is interesting to note the performance of other nearby schools in the Spring-Ford Area School District. For example, Upper Providence Elementary School and Evans Elementary School also rank among the top elementary schools in the state, with 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger, while Spring City Elementary School and Royersford Elementary School have lower rankings and performance compared to Limerick.

257

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,590

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

81 Limerick Center Rd
Royersford, PA 19468-1303

(610) 705-6007

District: Spring-Ford Area School District

Students who attend Limerick 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:

68.1%

Asian:

16.0%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 92nd percentile in 2021 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (74% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 92nd-percentile peak (2021) to 83rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg67%

Pennsylvania avg45%

263^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	80.8	263 of 1511	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	127 of 1526	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	132 of 1534	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	152 of 1534	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	117 of 1433	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	291 of 1544	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	333 of 1530	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	177 of 1547	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	85.3	160 of 1554	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	67.4	543 of 1474	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.2	584 of 1467	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.7	323 of 1519	78.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	285 of 1599	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	432 of 1597	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	558 of 1579	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	80.3	198 of 1549	87.2%	★★★★☆
2008	82.3	150 of 1551	90.3%	★★★★★
2007	79.0	257 of 1555	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	86.9	45 of 1545	97.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	81.1	143 of 1084	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	86 of 1043	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	231 of 1466	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	110 of 1488	92.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	93.9	19 of 1432	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	310 of 1475	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	138 of 1495	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	299 of 1201	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	51 of 1229	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	98 of 1236	92.1%	★★★★★

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 (2024)99th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2024)87th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math81%+39 vs state

English Language Arts67%+18 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
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
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
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
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
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
East Coventry Elementary School	Public	K-6	2461 East Cedarville Road	Pottstown	19465	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 469-5103	479	41	11.7	29.4%	349 (72.9%)	23 (4.8%)	42 (8.8%)	35 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	85.6	188^th of 1511 public elementary schools	87.6%		84.1	207^th of 1526 public elementary schools	86.4%	19	66.6	80.3	77.0	75.8	75.0	53.6	67.2	70.4	79.0	67.5	$47	$02	$45
Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School	Public	3-5	1329 Buchert Road	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottsgrove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 323-7510	646	55	11.6	99.5%	350 (54.2%)	116 (18.0%)	92 (14.2%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	69 (10.7%)	45.3	898^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.6%		51.1	849^th of 1526 public elementary schools	44.4%	49	54.0	42.5	37.2		44.5	47.0	43.5	40.4		43.6	$20,474	$1,097	$19,377
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
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
Schwenksville Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 2nd Street	Schwenksville	19473	Montgomery County	Perkiomen Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 879-8770	474	40	11.7	35.9%	375 (79.1%)	18 (3.8%)	56 (11.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	76.4	349^th of 1511 public elementary schools	76.9%		69.7	503^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	67.0%	154	65.7	63.6	55.9		62.0	74.3	61.4	57.3		64.2	$25,148	$555	$24,593

Frequently Asked Questions about Limerick Elementary School

Is Limerick Elementary School a good school?

Limerick Elementary School ranks 263^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Limerick Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Limerick 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 Limerick Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Limerick Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Limerick Elementary School?

Students at Limerick Elementary School are 68% White, 16% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Limerick Elementary School in?

Spring-Ford Area School District

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