Elementary school (grades K-5) · Levittown, PA

Walt Disney El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Walt Disney El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 421884001112
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
25
📋 Attendance
38
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Walt Disney El Sch earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Pennsylvania schools.

#5 of 9
elementary schools in Levittown · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
45.9%
free-lunch eligible

Walt Disney El Sch has class sizes smaller than 84% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Walt Disney El Sch ranks #5 of 9 elementary schools in Levittown, PA.

School address

Enrollment

373

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

-19% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

45.9%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

-21% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Walt Disney El Sch compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Walt Disney El Sch

Walt Disney El Sch is a mid-sized elementary school in Levittown, Pennsylvania, enrolling 373 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11:1 puts it in the smaller third of Pennsylvania schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 45.9% lands close to the Pennsylvania typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 373 students, its enrollment sits close to the Pennsylvania median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Against 548 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #327.

Its student body is led by White (66%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 53/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 373 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Among Levittown's elementary schools, it stands alongside Brookwood El Sch (975 students): Walt Disney El Sch is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11:1 vs 18.8:1).

Pennsbury Sd also operates Pennsbury Hs (2,847 students) and William Penn Ms (904 students) alongside Walt Disney El Sch.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Walt Disney El Sch compares

Walt Disney El Sch on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 19% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 45.9% ▼ 21% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 373 top 65% - -

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

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
373
Bigger than 43% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
45.9%
free-lunch eligible - 21% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 16% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,690
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 373 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 65.7%
Hispanic or Latino 16.6%
Two or More 10.5%
African American 5.6%
Asian 1.6%

Largest group: White at 65.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.6, Walt Disney El Sch is more mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pennsbury Sd, which includes Walt Disney El Sch.

$19,690
Per student
+10%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+19%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.6%
State 23.6%
Federal 4.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Walt Disney El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pennsbury Hs Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
William Penn Ms Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Pennwood Ms Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Charles H Boehm Ms Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Eleanor Roosevelt El Sch Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Pennsbury Sd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Levittown

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Walt Disney El Sch

How many students attend Walt Disney El Sch?

Walt Disney El Sch has 373 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Levittown, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Walt Disney El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Walt Disney El Sch is 11:1, which is 19% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 30% 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 Walt Disney El Sch?

45.9% of students at Walt Disney El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Walt Disney El Sch?

The largest demographic group at Walt Disney El Sch is White at 65.7% of enrollment, in Levittown, PA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Walt Disney El Sch?

Walt Disney El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Walt Disney El Sch rank among elementary schools in Levittown?

By Resource Investment Index, Walt Disney El Sch ranks #5 of 9 elementary schools in Levittown, PA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Levittown on the city page.

Is Walt Disney El Sch a good school?

Walt Disney El Sch earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Pennsylvania schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Pennsbury Sd?

Besides Walt Disney El Sch, Pennsbury Sd also operates Pennsbury Hs (2,847 students), William Penn Ms (904 students), and Pennwood Ms (740 students). See the Pennsbury Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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