allk12 · Rankings · Highest poverty · Pennsylvania · Chester County

The highest-poverty public schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Across Chester County, Pennsylvania, 97 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. North Brandywine MS leads the list at 138%, against a median of 24.2% across the ranked schools.

Sort any column, filter to a school or district, or download the full ranking as a CSV. Source data is federal NCES and state assessment reporting, 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Chester County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

138%

Median % FRL

24.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	North Brandywine MS	Coatesville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	Middle	274	138%
2	East Fallowfield El Sch	East Fallowfield, PA	Coatesville Area SD	Elementary	281	113%
3	Elk Ridge School	Oxford, PA	Oxford Area SD	Elementary	413	104%
4	Coatesville Area SHS	Coatesville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	High	1,366	103%
5	Hopewell El Sch	Oxford, PA	Oxford Area SD	Middle	489	103%
6	Caln El Sch	Thorndale, PA	Coatesville Area SD	Elementary	440	103%
7	Oxford Area High School	Oxford, PA	Oxford Area SD	High	1,089	102%
8	Jordan Bank School	Oxford, PA	Oxford Area SD	Elementary	181	101%
9	Kings Highway El Sch	Coatesville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	Elementary	466	101%
10	Rainbow El Sch	Coatesville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	Elementary	684	101%
11	Nottingham School	Oxford, PA	Oxford Area SD	Elementary	429	99.8%
12	Octorara Area JSHS	Atglen, PA	Octorara Area SD	High	703	99.6%
13	Octorara Intermediate Sch	Atglen, PA	Octorara Area SD	Middle	279	98.9%
14	Octorara El Sch	Atglen, PA	Octorara Area SD	Elementary	270	98.9%
15	Coatesville Intermediate HS	Coatsville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	High	826	98.7%
16	Octorara Primary LC	Atglen, PA	Octorara Area SD	Elementary	412	95.1%
17	Reeceville El Sch	Coatesville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	Elementary	384	94.0%
18	Penn's Grove School	Oxford, PA	Oxford Area SD	Middle	528	91.9%
19	Scott MS	Coatesville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	Middle	421	82.2%
20	Barkley El Sch	Phoenixville, PA	Phoenixville Area SD	Elementary	281	58.7%
21	Bancroft El Sch	Kennett Square, PA	Kennett Consolidated SD	Elementary	403	56.6%
22	Kennett High School	Kennett Square, PA	Kennett Consolidated SD	High	1,184	51.2%
23	Greenwood El Sch	Kennett Square, PA	Kennett Consolidated SD	Elementary	556	50.2%
24	Kennett Middle School	Landenberg, PA	Kennett Consolidated SD	Middle	902	47.2%
25	Spring City El Sch	Spring City, PA	Spring-Ford Area SD	Elementary	166	45.8%
26	Honey Brook El Ctr	Honey Brook, PA	Twin Valley SD	Elementary	289	42.9%
27	New Garden Elementary School	Toughkenamon, PA	Kennett Consolidated SD	Elementary	473	40.0%
28	Kathryn D. Markley El Sch	Malvern, PA	Great Valley SD	Elementary	426	37.3%
29	Twin Valley El Ctr	Elverson, PA	Twin Valley SD	Elementary	395	37.2%
30	Phoenixville Area HS	Phoenixville, PA	Phoenixville Area SD	High	1,194	36.7%
31	Mary D Lang Kdg Ctr	Kennett Square, PA	Kennett Consolidated SD	Elementary	304	36.2%
32	Penn London El Sch	West Grove, PA	Avon Grove SD	Elementary	560	35.9%
33	Avon Grove Intrmd Sch	West Grove, PA	Avon Grove SD	Elementary	1,436	34.6%
34	Avon Grove HS	West Grove, PA	Avon Grove SD	High	1,744	33.9%
35	Phoenixville Area MS	Phoenixville, PA	Phoenixville Area SD	Middle	963	33.0%
36	North Coventry El Sch	Pottstown, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	Elementary	532	32.9%
37	Phoenixville Early Learning Ctr	Phoenixville, PA	Phoenixville Area SD	Elementary	613	32.3%
38	Great Valley MS	Malvern, PA	Great Valley SD	Middle	754	32.1%
39	Avon Grove MS	West Grove, PA	Avon Grove SD	Middle	1,131	31.2%
40	East Ward El Sch	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	549	30.4%
41	Sugartown El Sch	Malvern, PA	Great Valley SD	Elementary	449	30.3%
42	East Coventry El Sch	Pottstown, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	Elementary	479	29.4%
43	Schuylkill El Sch	Phoenixville, PA	Phoenixville Area SD	Elementary	418	29.2%
44	East Vincent El Sch	Spring City, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	Elementary	512	29.1%
45	Manavon El Sch	Phoenixville, PA	Phoenixville Area SD	Elementary	497	28.0%
46	Glen Acres El Sch	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	Elementary	451	25.3%
47	Greystone El Sch	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	Elementary	511	25.2%
48	French Creek El Sch	Pottstown, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	Elementary	581	24.6%
49	Bradford Hgts El Sch	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	534	24.2%
50	West Chester East HS	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	High	1,216	24.1%

Page 1 of 2 · top 97 of 97 ranked. NCES + state assessment data, 2024-25.↓ Download full CSV

All schools in Chester County →

Highest poverty rankings at a wider scope

All Pennsylvania Nationwide

Other rankings for Chester County, Pennsylvania

Largest Most diverse Lowest ratio Highest proficiency Fastest growing Lowest poverty Highest ratio Fastest declining Lowest proficiency Most Hispanic Most Black Most White Most Asian

All ranking categories →

DATA NOTICE

allk12 is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NCES, the US Census Bureau, any state education agency or assessment program, or any other government agency. Source data is compiled from public records and provided "as is," without warranty of accuracy or completeness. You rely on it, and any analysis derived from it, at your own risk. See the full disclaimer.