📍 960 Long Mill Road, Telford, Montgomery County, 18969
Vernfield El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Telford, Montgomery County. The school has 501 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Souderton Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vernfield El Sch enrolls 501 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 415 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 28 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
96 of the school's 501 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 92 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vernfield El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-10, state senate district 12, state house district 53.
Vernfield El Sch is one of 9 schools in Souderton Area SD, based in Souderton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 6,061 students district-wide and employs 468 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 501 students, Vernfield El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 673 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe