Colonial School District
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This school district serves the following county or counties: Montgomery
District Profile
District Profile
Address
230 Flourtown Rd
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1242
Phone 610-834-1670
Fax 610-834-7535
Municipalities in District
Includes the municipalities of Conshohocken Borough, Plymouth Township, Whitemarsh Township.
Square Miles
24.26
Students Enrolled
5,121
Schools in District
Total Number of Schools:
7
- Colonial El Sch (4-5)
- Colonial MS (6,7-8)
- Conshohocken El Sch (K-3)
- Plymouth El Sch (K-3)
- Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS (9-12)
- Ridge Park El Sch (K-3)
- Whitemarsh El Sch (K-3)
Online Learning
Career and Technology Center
Intermediate Unit
District Map
School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.
District Demographics
Total Students
5,121
Ethnicity
- American Indian
- 0.08%
- Asian
- 6.23%
- Black
- 9.43%
- Latino
- 5.66%
- Pacific Islander
- 0.21%
- 2 or More Races
- 4.76%
- White
- 73.62%
Gender
- Male
- 51.20%
- Female
- 48.80%
Other Statistics
- Special Education
- 18.24%
- English Learner
- 1.97%
Financials
Median Household Income
$95,686.00
Revenue Sources
| Type of Revenue | Income | Percent of Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Local Revenues | $105,942,257.00 | 81.92% |
| State Revenues | $22,499,032.00 | 17.39% |
| Federal | $867,677.00 | 0.67% |
| Other | $1,015.00 | <0.01% |
Other Tax Stats
- Property Taxes Collected by District
- $85,500,948.00
- Property Values Within District
-
$351,700.00Median Home Value
Academic Outcomes
Graduation Rate
91.73%
Rigorous Courses
29
E.g. IB AP
Post-Secondary Plans
- 85.22%
- College/University
- 1.08%
- Other Specialized Learning
PSSA Stats
% of Advanced or Proficient
| Grade Level | English Language Arts | Math | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 82.43% | 83.78% | N/A |
| Grade 4 | 88.09% | 81.16% | 92.54% |
| Grade 5 | 83.59% | 77.92% | N/A |
| Grade 6 | 84.64% | 56.82% | N/A |
| Grade 7 | 74.92% | 68.20% | N/A |
| Grade 8 | 74.85% | 59.88% | 79.94% |
Keystone Results
% of Advanced or Proficient
| Grade Level | Literature | Algebra I | Biology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 86.85% | 92.56% | 87.50% |
Staff
381
Teachers
24
Administrators
216
Support
Student /Teacher Ratio
13:1
School District Leadership
School District Leadership
Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Michael Christian
School Board Directors *
| Name | Total Years of Service | Current Term |
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
|
Certificate of Board Governance |
Continuing Education Badges Earned
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Beth Patruno
Board President
|
4 | 2019-2023 |
New School Director Training (RQD-NEW) 
|
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Gail Plant
Board Vice President
|
2 | 2021-2025 |
New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)
|
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| Richard Carpenter | 10 | 2022-2023 | |||
| Jamina Clay | 2 | 2021-2025 |
New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)
|
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| Chris Epstein | 4 | 2019-2023 |
New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)
|
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| Sharon Marino | 2 | 2021-2023 |
New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)
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| Susan Moore | 22 | 2019-2023 |
Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV) 
|
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| Cathy Peduzzi | 8 | 2019-2023 |
Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)
|
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| William Winchester | 2 | 2021-2025 |
New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)
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* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.
Success Stories
- Guests helped bring ‘real world’ context to Summer Literacy Blast
- STEAM skills developed at Technology Enrichment Camp
- CES Cares club raises funds for childhood cancer
- Learning math through play at Ridge Park Elementary
- Spirit Team collects thousands of books for hurricane-damaged school
- Students start up sweet business model
- Extended Year Program keeps the learning going
- Creating art through science
- Eighth graders shine during Genius Hour
- Conshohocken Elementary students free butterflies
- Spring musicals go online for 2021
- Snow messages at Whitemarsh Elementary
- Colonial begins district Diversity Poetry Project
- Students learn from Holocaust survivor and liberator
- Santa letters and holiday wish lists help critically ill children
- Student artists take art into community with ‘Art Drops’
- Fourth Graders Make Mold Terrariums
- Conshohocken Elementary celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
- Learning about Archeology at Colonial Middle School
- Plymouth Whitemarsh senior dedicates 20% project to feeding the hungry
- PWHS Senior Justin Adler named PSMLA Student of the Year
- Colonial Middle School eighth graders plant tomato seeds that have been to space
- Rewriting The Three Little Pigs at Plymouth Elementary School
- “Unity Walks” are a growing tradition in the Colonial School District
- Exploring famous African Americans at Conshohocken Elementary
- CES students designed “Soundsuits” in Black History Month project
- High School engineers help elementary student find his voice
- CMS and PWHS BCA Clubs share history and culture for Black History Month
- Engineering floats PWHS students’ boats
- Colonial Elementary celebrated No Name-Calling Week with kindness activities
- Visiting author shared reading, writing and science at Ridge Park Elementary School
- CITV students went behind-the-scenes at Lincoln Financial Field
- PWHS Language Clubs collected 4,000+ toiletry items for homeless Philadelphians
- Colonial Middle School’s Gentleman’s Club collected 900+ pairs of gloves
- Local police challenge Whitemarsh Elementary to a food drive
- Colonial students attend Leadership Institute at Penn
- Second graders create “Balloons Over Ridge Park”
- Meteorologist visits Whitemarsh Elementary’s second grade
- Coffee cart makes daily stops at Colonial Middle School
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School starts “Friends of Rachel” Club
- Middle school grows its own basil for National School Lunch Week
- Colonial Middle School students go hands-on with Newton’s Laws of Motion
- Conshohocken Elementary adopts constitution on Constitution Day
- Plymouth Whitemarsh partners with Virginia Tech to pilot engineering course
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Service Club returns to rural school in Guatemala
- Colonial’s Girls In Technology Summer Academy teamed with Lockheed Martin
- Plymouth Elementary #1 in nation for raising money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Developing second grade entrepreneurs at Conshohocken Elementary
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School’s BCA club celebrates African American culture
- Colonial Middle School hosts Career Days
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School hosts Holocaust survivor
- Third grade and kindergarten buddies make connections at Plymouth Elementary
- Colonial Middle School Best Buddies Chapter leads Philadelphia Walk
- Students reflect on injustice through Justice Bell project
- Elementary school holds Third Annual Autism Walk
- High school wins Computer Science Female Diversity Award
- Middle school participates in statewide STEM competition
- Sixth graders use science to solve a crime
- PWHS students tackle real-world problems in Open Minds
- Celebrating the 100th day of school
- Conshohocken Elementary creates quilt to celebrate famous African Americans
- Baby chicks have arrived at Ridge Park Elementary
- Whitemarsh Elementary kindergartners earn Martin Luther King Peace Awards
- Plymouth Elementary first graders share their dreams for MLK Day
- Best Buddies wove sleeping mats for homeless
- Whitemarsh Elementary’s guest author is own second grade teacher April Litwin
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School World Language clubs help homeless Philadelphians
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School DECA Chapter takes part in Wreaths Across America
- Students learn about becoming firefighters in visit by Harmonville firefighters
- Conshohocken Elementary unveils Imagination Playground
- Elementary students find extra motivation through Outback Reading Challenge
- Plymouth Whitemarsh students explored engineering at De Nora Career Day
- Conshohocken Elementary students demonstrate ‘Morning Meeting’ for parents
- Colonial Middle School takes aquaponics across disciplines
- Book recycle program helps fill classroom libraries
- New Buddy Benches help Whitemarsh Elementary students make friends
- Colonial Elementary’s different kind of food drive
- Conshohocken Elementary third graders prepare garden for fall
- Traveling Treats Cafe helped keep students’ skills fresh
- More than 100 children perform at Colonial School District’s Singfest
- PWHS athletes delay summer vacation to share skills with younger students
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Service Club volunteers in Guatemala
- Story of the Justice Bell inspired Colonial Middle School eighth graders
- Girls In Technology Academy inspires new generation of engineers
- Building character at Ridge Park Elementary
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School orchestra premiered work by 2014 Alumnus Tom Krumm
- Fifth-graders use technology to help literary characters perservere
- PWHS girls see female engineers in action at Lockheed Martin
- Local electronics manufacturer hosts Colonial Middle School TSA Club
- Students showcased skills in Lego Robotics Club at Conshohocken Elementary
- Firstrust Bank VP reinforced good financial planning with Colonial Middle School students
- Colonial School District beta tests Google’s augmented reality
- At Ridge Park and Conshohocken Elementary Schools, old sneakers can help families with children battling pediatric cancer
- Conshohocken Elementary first graders explore wetlands at Peace Valley Nature Center
- Guest speaker shares value of mentors to Colonial Middle School AVID class
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School orchestra premieres work on PWHS ’14 Alum
- Colonial’s elementary students read more than 82,900 minutes to raise money for the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House
- Ridge Park Elementary celebrates differences during Autism Awareness Month
- Playing basketball for charity at Colonial Middle School
- Colonial SD elementary schools ‘Go for the Greens’
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School holds Unity Walk
- Conshohocken Elementary takes part in The Great Kindness Challenge
- Riverbend brings aquaponics to Plymouth Whitemarsh High School
- Colonial’s elementary programmers learn to code
- Ridge Park Elementary alumnus returns to share inspirational story
- International Day of Peace at Colonial Middle School
- Colonial bus driver demonstrates caring for community
- New Sensory Space gives life skills classroom added learning dimensions
- Plymouth Elementary Spirit Team visits local retirement community
- Conshohocken Elementary serves Thanksgiving luncheon for area senior citizens
- Eagle Scout builds outdoor classroom at his former elementary school
- David’s Bridal-Plymouth Whitemarsh internship program opens many doors
- Plymouth Whitemarsh peer trainers build a positive school community
- Students volunteer to arrive at school early for community service
- Whitemarsh Elementary honors community heroes on Patriot’s Day
- Students take the law into their own hands at Mock Trial Camp
- Colonial’s Girls in Technology summer academy puts positive spin on fidget spinners
- Colonial’s ESL program enjoys second annual Multicultural Dinner
- ‘Genius Hour’ highlights the work of the Colonial’s Master Teachers
- Plymouth Whitemarsh students’ marketing finals make a difference for community
- Colonial teams with Philadelphia’s NextFab to bring maker movement to district
- Colonial middle schoolers create ‘lily pads’ for children’s hospital
- Whitemarsh third-grader receives good-citizen award
- Colonial’s kindergartners plant trees for Arbor Day
- Colonial Middle School sixth graders use science to solve a crime
- Production of ‘RENT’ opens LGBTQ dialogue at school
- K-3 students explore engineering in Whitemarsh Elementary library
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School teams with LaSalle University to Open Minds