The top reported proficiency rate is 84% in Science. The lowest is 34% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Cumru El Sch
Cumru Elementary is a small, kindergarten-through-fourth-grade school in Shillington, Pennsylvania, serving an enrollment of roughly four hundred students across six grade bands. The school is part of Governor Mifflin School District, which covers a cluster of small boroughs and townships in Berks County west of Reading.
The school's student body reflects substantial economic need. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, and the enrollment is economically and ethnically diverse: roughly equal shares of white and Hispanic students, with smaller populations of Black and multiracial learners. Data on English learner count was not available, nor were special education enrollment figures.
On Pennsylvania's state assessments, Cumru Elementary's results are mixed. In science, the school performs at a notably high level, with a substantial majority of tested students meeting or exceeding proficiency. In mathematics, results fall below that mark, with a modest minority meeting the proficiency bar. In English language arts, performance is weaker still, with about a third of tested students proficient or above. Taken together across tested subjects, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Berks County, though a parent may want to look into the mathematics and ELA results further with school staff to understand what supports and instructional strategies are underway. The comparison is among county districts; state and national benchmarks were not available for this analysis.
Because the school serves only early elementary grades, no high school graduation rate applies. Cumru Elementary is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet school, and no Title I status was documented in the available data.
Shillington itself is a small, mature borough of tree-lined residential streets and a modest walkable downtown anchored by the town hall, library, and shops along Lancaster Avenue. It is predominantly built-out rather than newly developing, and the housing market is active with home prices rising year over year and properties selling briskly. Rentals are also available, and the borough sits close enough to Reading Hospital and other Berks County employers that commuting is manageable for working families.
The Governor Mifflin School District has pursued two parallel directions that families in the attendance area should weigh. The district provides universal free meals to all students through the federal Community Eligibility Provision, a budget-level benefit that eliminates lunch-line costs. At the same time, the district has implemented successive significant property tax increases in recent years, signaling that families relocating into the Shillington or Mohnton area should factor a rising school tax trajectory into their housing decisions. The district is also in the midst of a major reconstruction project at its middle and high school campuses, funded through restructured debt and bonds rather than a direct tax referendum, which will expand music facilities, science and STEM classrooms, and other instructional spaces over time.
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