Hereford El Sch, Hereford PA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Hereford El Sch

Hereford Elementary School is a small public school serving kindergarten through third grade in rural Berks County, drawing from a predominantly white township landscape of farmland, wooded uplands, and dispersed historic villages. The school enrollment is distributed fairly evenly across its four grade levels, with roughly equal numbers of students in each year. About half of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting modest economic diversity within a township whose median household income is higher than the county average.

The racial and ethnic composition is predominantly white, with Hispanic students representing the next most visible group. Data on students receiving special education services or learning English as an additional language was not available.

The school's most recent state testing results, from spring 2025, show a split picture on academic performance. In mathematics, students demonstrated solid proficiency, placing the school well above the median among Berks County districts when proficiency results are averaged across all tested subjects and grades. English language arts proficiency was lower, near the county median. Science results from several years ago showed strong performance. A parent should note that the school's English language arts numbers warrant a closer look with administrators to understand whether this reflects curriculum emphasis at the early grades, transitions in instruction, or other factors.

The school sits in a township with no conventional downtown; it functions as one of several civic anchors alongside community parks and the local volunteer fire company. The broader Upper Perkiomen School District, which spans four municipalities in both Berks and Montgomery counties, has approved a new comprehensive strategic plan for 2025-2028. Families considering the district should be aware of continuing annual property tax increases that affect the overall cost of homeownership in the service area.

The housing market in the Montgomery County portion of Hereford's zip code shows stable values with modest recent fluctuation, typical commute times to major employment centers, and moderate supply. The rural township character means that walkability is limited and a car is necessary for daily life.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-863%

School 63% · District 57% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-850%

School 50% · District 56% · ▼ 6 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 482%

School 82% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median

This schoolUpper Perkiomen SD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income57%Higher-income68%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income73%34 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income57%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income59%32 pp gap