Elementary school (grades K-5) · Newtown Square, PA

Culbertson El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Culbertson El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 421476001898
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👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
98
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Culbertson El Sch earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.

55
Resource Index · Higher
12.2:1
students per teacher
19.9%
free-lunch eligible
523
students enrolled

Culbertson El Sch has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

Newtown Square, PA 19073
District: Marple Newtown Sd · Pennsylvania

NCES ID 421476001898 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-34 students YoY

Culbertson El Sch shrank from 554 students in 2022-23 to 520 in 2023-24 (-6.1%).

Teacher FTE lost 43.0 → 42.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-34 students YoY 421476001898 · Newtown Square, PA Elementary · MID · TRAD

523 enr · 12.2:1 · 19.9% lunch · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Marple Newtown Shs (1,266 students)

Culbertson El Sch shrank from 554 students in 2022-23 to 520 in 2023-24 (-6.1%). Teacher FTE lost 43.0 → 42.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

Culbertson El Sch in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Culbertson El Sch reports 523 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Culbertson El Sch compares

Culbertson El Sch is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.2:1 ▼ 10% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 19.9% ▼ 66% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 523 top 40% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.2:1
Leaner classes than 74% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
523
Bigger than 65% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
19.9%
free-lunch eligible - 66% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.2:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 31% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 69% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
1.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$20,258
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 523 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 85.7%
Asian 5.4%
Two or More 4.8%
African American 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 85.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.0, Culbertson El Sch is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Marple Newtown Sd reports $20,258 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Culbertson El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Marple Newtown Shs Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Paxon Hollow Ms Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Worrall El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Russell El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Loomis El Sch Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Culbertson El Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Marple Newtown Sd · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~523 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Culbertson El Sch

How many students attend Culbertson El Sch?

Culbertson El Sch has 523 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Newtown Square, PA. CCD year-over-year: 554 (2022-23) → 520 (2023-24), down 34.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Culbertson El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Culbertson El Sch is 12.2:1, which is 10% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 22% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Culbertson El Sch?

19.9% of students at Culbertson El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Culbertson El Sch?

The largest demographic group at Culbertson El Sch is White at 85.7% of enrollment, in Newtown Square, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Culbertson El Sch?

Culbertson El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Marple Newtown Sd?

Besides Culbertson El Sch, Marple Newtown Sd also operates Marple Newtown Shs (1,266 students), Paxon Hollow Ms (868 students), and Worrall El Sch (449 students). See the Marple Newtown Sd district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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