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Penn Bernville Elementary School

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Penn Bernville Elementary School ranks 774 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Penn Bernville Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 298 students in grades K-6 in the Tulpehocken Area School District in Bernville, Pennsylvania. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with strengths in science proficiency but room for improvement in math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency.

Penn Bernville Elementary School's math proficiency rates have ranged from 33.3% to 51.3% for different grade levels, generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. In ELA, the school's proficiency rates are more consistent, ranging from 34.2% to 68%, on par with or slightly above the district and state averages. The school's science proficiency rates are particularly strong, reaching 84.2% for 4th grade in 2023-2024, significantly outperforming the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Bethel Elementary School in the Tulpehocken Area School District has similar academic performance, while Tilden Elementary Center in the Hamburg Area School District has lower performance across the board. Schools in the Wilson School District, such as Whitfield Elementary School and Spring Ridge Elementary School, generally outperform Penn Bernville Elementary School in both math and ELA proficiency.

302

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,569

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24 Shartlesville Rd
Bernville, PA 19506-8340

(610) 488-6248

District: Tulpehocken Area School District

Students who attend Penn Bernville Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Tulpehocken Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg45%

Pennsylvania avg45%

774^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Tulpehocken Area School District

227^th of 606Tulpehocken 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	53.3	774 of 1511	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	812 of 1526	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	741 of 1534	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	780 of 1534	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	667 of 1433	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	526 of 1544	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	400 of 1530	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	439 of 1547	71.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.3	337 of 1554	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	82.1	219 of 1474	85.1%	★★★★☆
2014	75.8	334 of 1467	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	69.8	507 of 1519	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.7	462 of 1599	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	331 of 1597	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	282 of 1579	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	189 of 1549	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	66.4	583 of 1551	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.5	840 of 1555	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.5	982 of 1545	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	68.3	454 of 1299	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.1	510 of 1308	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	60.3	609 of 1302	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	286 of 1030	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	325 of 1084	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	434 of 1043	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	862 of 1466	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	763 of 1488	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	626 of 1369	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	959 of 1432	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	623 of 1414	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	667 of 1475	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	828 of 1495	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	780 of 1201	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	671 of 1229	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	670 of 1236	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Math44%~ state avg

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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
Penn Bernville Elementary School	Public	K-6	24 Shartlesville Rd	Bernville	19506	Berks County	Tulpehocken Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 488-6248	302	26	11.7	41.1%	227 (75.2%)	9 (3.0%)	48 (15.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	53.3	774^th of 1511 public elementary schools	48.8%		54.1	812^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.8%	38	43.2	51.3	33.3	46.9	43.8	52.3	34.2	40.0	68.0	50.0	$18,569	$1,620	$16,949
Conrad Weiser West Elementary School	Public	K-4	102 S 3rd St	Womelsdorf	19567	Berks County	Conrad Weiser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 693-8542	415	39	10.7	60.0%	299 (72.0%)	16 (3.9%)	81 (19.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	41.2	948^th of 1511 public elementary schools	37.3%		33	1082^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	29.1%	134	47.6	42.9			45.2	40.0	46.8			43.3	$21,432	$1,415	$20,018
Green Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Green Valley Road	Sinking Spring	19608	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 670-0180	505	43	11.7	28.3%	356 (70.5%)	12 (2.4%)	96 (19.0%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	58.3	683^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	54.8%		61.3	683^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	55.2%		69.9	37.7	40.3		50.6	63.8	49.5	44.6		53.3	$17,050	$241	$16,809
Conrad Weiser East Elementary School	Public	K-4	200 Lincoln Dr	Wernersville	19565	Berks County	Conrad Weiser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 693-8542	449	42	10.6	36.7%	332 (73.9%)	24 (5.3%)	61 (13.6%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	63.3	600^th of 1511 public elementary schools	60.3%		64.7	593^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	61.1%	7	68.3	46.9			56.6	62.9	52.0			57.0	$22,920	$255	$22,665
Fort Zeller Elementary School	Public	K-2	243 North Sheridan Road	Richland	17087	Lebanon County	Eastern Lebanon County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 589-2575	273	24	11.5	52.4%	232 (85.0%)	6 (2.2%)	32 (11.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)											$11,473	$1,296	$10,177
Schuylkill Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	62 Ashley Way	Leesport	19533	Berks County	Schuylkill Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 926-4165	744	52	14.4	37.2%	571 (76.7%)	24 (3.2%)	121 (16.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.1%)	51	808^th of 1511 public elementary schools	46.5%		50.3	860^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.6%	52	55.4	51.9			53.5	40.7	51.0			46.0	$12,431	$00	$12,431
Perry Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Fourth Street	Shoemakersville	19555	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 562-3024	327	27	12.0	43.4%	283 (86.5%)	5 (1.5%)	24 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	59.7	655^th of 1511 public elementary schools	56.7%		62.2	661^st of 1526 public elementary schools	56.7%	6	66.0	61.7	56.0		61.2	43.1	31.9	58.0		44.6	$20,520	$839	$19,680
Bethel Elementary School	Public	K-6	8390 Lancaster Ave	Bethel	19507	Berks County	Tulpehocken Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 933-4131	286	28	10.1	63.3%	234 (81.8%)	6 (2.1%)	38 (13.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	53.1	779^th of 1511 public elementary schools	48.4%		62.3	660^th of 1526 public elementary schools	56.7%	119	51.2	42.0	56.8	43.2	49.0	39.6	38.7	52.3	48.6	45.2	$16,968	$745	$16,223
Whitfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	2700 Van Reed Rd	West Lawn	19609	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 670-0180	573	50	11.4	40.5%	340 (59.3%)	35 (6.1%)	145 (25.3%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.6%)	72.9	425^th of 1511 public elementary schools	71.9%		64.5	600^th of 1526 public elementary schools	60.7%	175	68.1	55.2	58.9		60.8	67.0	55.7	58.2		60.3	$16,783	$632	$16,152
Spring Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1211 Broadcasting Rd	Wyomissing	19610	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 670-0180	575	50	11.5	49.7%	242 (42.1%)	25 (4.3%)	222 (38.6%)	44 (7.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	66.3	552^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	63.5%		60	712^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.3%	160	68.7	56.0	40.5		54.3	60.5	62.7	51.3		57.5	$17,583	$586	$16,997

Frequently Asked Questions about Penn Bernville Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Penn Bernville Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Penn Bernville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Tulpehocken Area High School

What district is Penn Bernville Elementary School in?

Tulpehocken Area School District

How many students attend Penn Bernville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Penn Bernville Elementary School.

Is Penn Bernville Elementary School a good school?

Penn Bernville Elementary School ranks 774^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Penn Bernville Elementary School?

Students at Penn Bernville Elementary School are 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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