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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania

61 public elementary schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. East Fallowfield El Sch leads the list at 113%, against a median of 25.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
61
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Top % FRL
113%
Median % FRL
25.2%
HIGHEST POVERTY · CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1East Fallowfield El SchEast Fallowfield, PACoatesville Area SDElementary281113%
2Elk Ridge SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SDElementary413104%
3Caln El SchThorndale, PACoatesville Area SDElementary440103%
4Jordan Bank SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SDElementary181101%
5Kings Highway El SchCoatesville, PACoatesville Area SDElementary466101%
6Rainbow El SchCoatesville, PACoatesville Area SDElementary684101%
7Nottingham SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SDElementary42999.8%
8Octorara El SchAtglen, PAOctorara Area SDElementary27098.9%
9Octorara Primary LCAtglen, PAOctorara Area SDElementary41295.1%
10Reeceville El SchCoatesville, PACoatesville Area SDElementary38494.0%
11Barkley El SchPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SDElementary28158.7%
12Bancroft El SchKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SDElementary40356.6%
13Greenwood El SchKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SDElementary55650.2%
14Spring City El SchSpring City, PASpring-Ford Area SDElementary16645.8%
15Honey Brook El CtrHoney Brook, PATwin Valley SDElementary28942.9%
16New Garden Elementary SchoolToughkenamon, PAKennett Consolidated SDElementary47340.0%
17Kathryn D. Markley El SchMalvern, PAGreat Valley SDElementary42637.3%
18Twin Valley El CtrElverson, PATwin Valley SDElementary39537.2%
19Mary D Lang Kdg CtrKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SDElementary30436.2%
20Penn London El SchWest Grove, PAAvon Grove SDElementary56035.9%
21Avon Grove Intrmd SchWest Grove, PAAvon Grove SDElementary1,43634.6%
22North Coventry El SchPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary53232.9%
23Phoenixville Early Learning CtrPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SDElementary61332.3%
24East Ward El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary54930.4%
25Sugartown El SchMalvern, PAGreat Valley SDElementary44930.3%
26East Coventry El SchPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary47929.4%
27Schuylkill El SchPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SDElementary41829.2%
28East Vincent El SchSpring City, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary51229.1%
29Manavon El SchPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SDElementary49728.0%
30Glen Acres El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary45125.3%
31Greystone El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary51125.2%
32French Creek El SchPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary58124.6%
33Bradford Hgts El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary53424.2%
34Fern Hill El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary40822.3%
35Hillsdale El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary53721.0%
36Sarah W Starkweather El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary57620.0%
37East Goshen El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary51018.8%
38Penn Wood El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary43818.7%
39Lionville El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary66818.0%
40East Bradford El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary45517.4%
41General Wayne El SchMalvern, PAGreat Valley SDElementary54217.3%
42Beaver Creek El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary53116.9%
43Unionville El SchKennett Square, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary37215.9%
44Westtown-Thornbury El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary52915.7%
45Exton El SchExton, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary53314.1%
46Chadds Ford El SchChadds Ford, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary32814.0%
47Springton Manor El SchGlenmoore, PADowningtown Area SDElementary55511.9%
48West Bradford El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary62311.2%
49Brandywine-Wallace El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary48811.1%
50Hillendale El SchChadds Ford, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary34610.4%
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