Butler Elementary School

Summary:

Butler Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Chalfont, PA, serving 827 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Central Bucks School District, which is ranked 41 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Butler Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests for Math, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 62.1% of all students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 61% for the Central Bucks School District and 40.4% for the state of Pennsylvania. The school also maintains strong academic performance across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 15-20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Additionally, Butler Elementary has relatively low rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 7.34% in 2021-2022 to 13.91% in 2022-2023, indicating a relatively low-poverty student population.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Central Bucks School District, Butler Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic metrics, such as PSSA proficiency rates. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Butler Elementary had higher PSSA Math proficiency rates than Titus Elementary (58.5%) and Kutz Elementary (70.2%). When compared to the nearby North Penn School District, which has a 4-star rating, Butler Elementary and the Central Bucks School District consistently outperform the North Penn district in academic metrics.


Detail:

Public K-6

 200 Brittany Dr
       Chalfont, PA  18914-2399


(267) 893-4250

District: Central Bucks School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
223rd of 1,526 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,815 Help


Students who attend Butler Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Unami Middle School
High:    Central Bucks High School-South

Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  827

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.8%
Asian:
11.9%
Hispanic:
5.2%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.9% Help


 See top rated Pennsylvania elementary schools

 Compare Butler Elementary School to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details Butler Elementary School ranks better than 85.4% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 11th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Central Bucks School District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.07. (See more...)
Student Body
Help
Compare Details Butler Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Central Bucks School District. Racial makeup is: White (75.8%), Asian (11.9%), Hispanic (5.2%). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details 13.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Butler Elementary School is 16.1. 13 elementary schools in the Central Bucks School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
Help
Compare Butler Elementary School employs 51.3 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at Butler Elementary School is $17,815. 12 elementary schools in the Central Bucks School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Butler Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Butler Elementary School 223rd of 1526 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Butler Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Disabled students:
Male students:
Asian students:
White students:


Central Bucks School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Bucks School District 41st of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


What do you think?

Your rating for Butler Elementary School?

Rank History for Butler Elementary School

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at Butler Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 92.78 34th 1302 97.4%
2004 91.34 35th 1308 97.3%
2005 87.01 45th 1299 96.5%
2006 89.59 16th 1545 99.0%
2007 86.33 65th 1555 95.8%
2008 86.45 53rd 1551 96.6%
2009 83.22 108th 1549 93.0%
2010 84.88 68th 1579 95.7%
2011 83.38 107th 1597 93.3%
2012 85.18 54th 1599 96.6%
2013 84.19 97th 1519 93.6%
2014 86.21 59th 1467 96.0%
2015 86.15 133rd 1474 91.0%
2016 90.13 51st 1554 96.7%
2017 84.30 185th 1547 88.0%
2018 83.98 195th 1530 87.3%
2019 87.42 120th 1544 92.2%
2021 81.63 237th 1433 83.5%
2022 78.85 307th 1534 80.0%
2023 84.04 213th 1534 86.1%
2024 83.07 223rd 1526 85.4%
See the entire list of Pennsylvania Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Butler Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 86.72 95th 1414 93.3%
2024 79.77 194th 1432 86.5%
See the entire list of Best Pennsylvania Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Butler Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 85.43 150th 1488 89.9%
See the entire list of Best Pennsylvania Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Butler Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.20 239th 1043 77.1%
2024 71.26 232nd 1084 78.6%
See the entire list of Best Pennsylvania Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at Butler Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 77.70 305th 1495 79.6%
See the entire list of Best Pennsylvania Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Butler Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 57.17 84th 160 47.5%
2024 71.10 60th 168 64.3%
See the entire list of Best Pennsylvania Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Butler Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 95.83 6th 432 98.6%
See the entire list of Best Pennsylvania Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Butler Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 73.64 296th 1236 76.1%
2024 70.27 346th 1229 71.8%
See the entire list of Best Pennsylvania Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Butler Elementary School Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 







Data source: Pennsylvania Dept of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 5)
100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

  

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!


Enrollment information for Butler Elementary School

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 377 2 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1989 441 2 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1990 426 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 433
1991 522 5 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 535
1992 541 9 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 560
1993 549 5 9 5 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1994 563 4 7 4 1 n/a n/a 0 579
1995 605 15 7 7 0 n/a n/a 0 634
1996 605 15 7 7 0 n/a n/a 0 634
1997 595 13 10 6 2 n/a n/a 0 626
1998 617 12 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 641
1999 624 13 11 4 0 n/a n/a 0 652
2000 627 8 12 5 0 n/a n/a 0 652
2001 592 9 14 4 0 n/a n/a 0 619
2002 561 5 19 7 0 n/a n/a 0 592
2003 561 5 19 7 0 n/a n/a 0 592
2004 590 9 18 7 0 n/a n/a 0 624
2005 599 11 25 6 0 n/a n/a 0 641
2006 586 13 24 12 0 n/a n/a 0 635
2007 742 14 41 7 0 n/a n/a 0 804
2008 733 16 51 9 2 n/a n/a 0 811
2009 720 20 53 15 2 n/a n/a 0 810
2010 703 21 43 19 2 n/a n/a 1 789
2011 715 21 58 15 2 0 5 0 816
2012 706 18 65 14 0 0 7 0 810
2013 708 15 62 21 0 0 14 0 820
2014 711 15 65 19 0 0 23 0 833
2015 718 18 71 17 0 0 20 0 844
2016 699 20 75 24 0 0 25 0 843
2017 677 26 71 24 0 0 26 0 824
2018 671 24 68 32 0 0 29 0 824
2019 675 28 84 36 0 0 30 0 853
2020 649 23 93 41 0 0 38 0 844
2021 620 15 82 43 0 0 27 0 787
2022 637 15 83 41 2 0 39 0 817
2023 627 14 98 43 4 0 41 0 827

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Butler Elementary School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 381 22.3 17.0 n/a
1989 447 24.9 17.9 n/a
1990 433 19.0 22.7 0
1991 535 29.2 18.3 n/a
1992 560 28.2 19.8 n/a
1993 568 29.5 19.3 n/a
1994 579 24.5 23.6 n/a
1995 634 24.5 25.9 n/a
1996 634 24.5 25.9 n/a
1997 626 29.0 21.6 n/a
1998 641 30.0 21.4 n/a
1999 652 31.9 20.4 n/a
2000 652 32.8 19.9 1.1
2001 619 25.7 24.1 0.8
2002 592 30.9 19.2 1.5
2003 592 30.9 19.2 1.5
2004 624 31.2 20.0 1.1
2005 641 29.7 21.6 1.4
2006 635 32.5 19.5 3.8
2007 804 31.6 25.4 3.4
2008 811 42.8 18.9 4.1
2009 810 43.8 18.5 5.2
2010 789 43.4 18.1 7.6
2011 816 43.7 18.6 7.1
2012 810 42.5 19.0 6.7
2013 820 43.4 18.8 10.7
2014 833 47.4 17.5 9.6
2015 844 46.0 18.3 7.2
2016 843 50.0 16.8 7.5
2017 824 49.8 16.5 10.3
2018 824 51.4 16.0 10.3
2019 853 50.1 17.0 9.6
2020 844 53.8 15.6 9.8
2021 787 57.3 13.7 8.1
2022 817 55.3 14.7 7.3
2023 827 51.3 16.1 13.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Butler Elementary School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 381 22.3 17.0 n/a
1989 447 24.9 17.9 n/a
1990 433 19.0 22.7 0
1991 535 29.2 18.3 n/a
1992 560 28.2 19.8 n/a
1993 568 29.5 19.3 n/a
1994 579 24.5 23.6 n/a
1995 634 24.5 25.9 n/a
1996 634 24.5 25.9 n/a
1997 626 29.0 21.6 n/a
1998 641 30.0 21.4 n/a
1999 652 31.9 20.4 n/a
2000 652 32.8 19.9 1.1
2001 619 25.7 24.1 0.8
2002 592 30.9 19.2 1.5
2003 592 30.9 19.2 1.5
2004 624 31.2 20.0 1.1
2005 641 29.7 21.6 1.4
2006 635 32.5 19.5 3.8
2007 804 31.6 25.4 3.4
2008 811 42.8 18.9 4.1
2009 810 43.8 18.5 5.2
2010 789 43.4 18.1 7.6
2011 816 43.7 18.6 7.1
2012 810 42.5 19.0 6.7
2013 820 43.4 18.8 10.7
2014 833 47.4 17.5 9.6
2015 844 46.0 18.3 7.2
2016 843 50.0 16.8 7.5
2017 824 49.8 16.5 10.3
2018 824 51.4 16.0 10.3
2019 853 50.1 17.0 9.6
2020 844 53.8 15.6 9.8
2021 787 57.3 13.7 8.1
2022 817 55.3 14.7 7.3
2023 827 51.3 16.1 13.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Butler Elementary School

Help

YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $53 (0.4%) $14,758 (99.6%) $14,811
2020 $111 (0.7%) $15,047 (99.3%) $15,158
2021 $95 (0.6%) $16,212 (99.4%) $16,307
2022 $255 (1.4%) $17,560 (98.6%) $17,815

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Butler Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 120th of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 213th of 1534 Elementary schools
 6.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Butler Elementary School)85.783.8
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Butler Elementary School)89.784.7
 5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (Butler Elementary School)75.670.4
 5.2%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (Butler Elementary School)93.788.7
 5%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Butler Elementary School)88.273.7
 14.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (Butler Elementary School)60.259.3
 0.9%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Butler Elementary School)79.758.2
 21.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
6th Grade Math (Butler Elementary School)63.567.2
 3.7%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Butler Elementary School)87.378.9
 8.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
All Grades Math (Butler Elementary School)70.269.3
 0.9%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Butler Elementary School)93.788.7
 5%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Butler Elementary School)85.973
 12.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students853827
 3%
African American2814
 50%
American Indian04
Asian8498
 16.7%
Hispanic3643
 19.4%
Pacific Islander00
White675627
 7.1%
Two or More Races3041
 36.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients9.6%13.9%
 4.3%


Schools Near Butler Elementary School









Frequently Asked Questions about Butler Elementary School

Butler Elementary School ranks 223rd of 1526 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Butler Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Unami Middle School
High : Central Bucks High School-South

Students at Butler Elementary School are 76% White, 12% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 827 students attended Butler Elementary School.


Rate Butler Elementary School!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Butler Elementary School!




SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 37 milliseconds.