Gotwals Elementary School is located in the Municipality of Norristown with student population of approximately 400 students in grades 1-4. Currently Gotwals is meeting its No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Average Yearly Progress (AYP) targets.

Monthly grade level Open Communication Meetings are held for parents to discuss curriculum, assessments, instructional strategies, KidWriting, CompassLearning and guided reading. This is in addition to regularly scheduled Parent-Faculty Club meetings. 

One-on-one tutoring is provided for students from Citizen Bank volunteers, Eastern College students, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Delta Sigma Sorority, and Foster Grandparents. Summer and Saturday academic classes are held to strengthen skills through differentiated standards-based instruction in reading and math.