The school serves the northern half of the district, primarily north of Tilghman Street.
In 2006 the school underwent a renovation and expansion due to overcrowding (spurring from numerous new developments in Upper Macungie).
[8] In 2014, the school became famous for becoming the first-ever Science Olympiad team to make the national competition, where they won the DuPont Enterprise Excellence Award.
Springhouse has made the national competition in 2015 and 2016 as well, winning numerous gold medals in various categories.
With cleanly kept playgrounds, a track, and a basketball court, the students are exposed to fresh air for 20 minutes of their day.
Those also lead to more rewards of playing video games with the principal and gift cards for various places.
Symbolized by a rosette encircled in a scalloped design on the front of the building, Fogelsville Elementary School was built in 1965.
According to Pennsylvania Dutch legend, the rosette repels “bad luck” and the scalloped design helps the students inside “sail smoothly” through life.
Named after Frederick J. Jaindl, a farmer and philanthropist, the school broke ground on March 29, 2009 and opened its doors in August 2010.
Named after Johannes Kratzer, a German immigrant and farmer who, near the turn of the 19th century and for the consideration of one dollar, donated a corner of his extensive family farm for the construction of a public schoolhouse.
This new wing, in the direction of route 309, will also contain the new main entrance, although students arriving via bus will continue to use the Sand Spring Rd.
[17] Schnecksville Elementary is most notable for having once been the home of the "Blake" Shuttle: a Mack Trucks school bus converted into a small-scale mock up Space Shuttle and equipped with a wide variety of Space and Shuttle-related STEM activities.
This included flight simulators where students could practice "flying" the Shuttle, programmable robotic arms, and a mock lunar landscape along with the "Mission Control" classroom.