📍 1043 Gravel Pike, Hereford, Berks County, 18056
Hereford El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hereford, Berks County. The school has 506 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Upper Perkiomen SD school district. It serves grades K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hereford El Sch enrolls 506 students across grades K–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 432 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 506 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Hereford El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-40, state senate district 24, state house district 134.
Hereford El Sch is one of 5 schools in Upper Perkiomen SD, based in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,082 students district-wide and employs 220 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 506 students, Hereford El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe