Benjamin Rush Elementary School

3400 Hulmeville Rd, Bensalem, PA 19020 | (215) 750-2800

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 391

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 391 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 1524th out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Making Progress in School Improvement 1

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Mary Gentile

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Bensalem Township School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $14,165
Graduation Rate: 87.8%
Dropout Rate: 2.6%
Students Per Teacher: 14.4
Enrolled Students: 6,064

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 391
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 36.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 10.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 212 (54.2%)
Females: 179 (45.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 28 (7.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 217 (55.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 245 (62.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Benjamin Rush Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.5%
Black	59	15.1%
Asian	64	16.4%
Hispanic	127	32.5%
White	139	35.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	43	11.0%
1st Grade	67	17.1%
2nd Grade	60	15.3%
3rd Grade	63	16.1%
4th Grade	62	15.9%
5th Grade	41	10.5%
6th Grade	55	14.1%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

65.7%

District:

39.0%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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