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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Chester County, Pennsylvania

60 public elementary schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Barkley Elementary School leads the list at 9.8:1, against a median of 12.6:1 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
60
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Best Students/teacher
9.8:1
Median Students/teacher
12.6:1
LOWEST RATIO · CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Barkley Elementary SchoolPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SDElementary2819.8:1
2Fern Hill Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary40810.3:1
3Octorara Elementary SchoolAtglen, PAOctorara Area SDElementary27010.4:1
4Hillendale Elementary SchoolChadds Ford, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary34610.5:1
5East Fallowfield Elementary SchoolEast Fallowfield, PACoatesville Area SDElementary28110.6:1
6Nottingham SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SDElementary42910.7:1
7Honey Brook El CenterHoney Brook, PATwin Valley SDElementary28911.1:1
8Manavon Elementary SchoolPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SDElementary49711.2:1
9Kathryn D. Markley Elementary SchoolMalvern, PAGreat Valley SDElementary42611.3:1
10Chadds Ford Elementary SchoolChadds Ford, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary32811.4:1
11Reeceville Elementary SchoolCoatesville, PACoatesville Area SDElementary38411.6:1
12Mary D Lang Kdg CenterKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SDElementary30411.6:1
13Bancroft Elementary SchoolKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SDElementary40311.6:1
14Schuylkill Elementary SchoolPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SDElementary41811.6:1
15Octorara Primary LCAtglen, PAOctorara Area SDElementary41211.6:1
16Unionville Elementary SchoolKennett Square, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary37211.7:1
17East Coventry Elementary SchoolPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary47911.7:1
18Pickering Valley Elementary SchoolChester Springs, PADowningtown Area SDElementary42311.8:1
19West Vincent Elementary SchoolChester Springs, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary53011.9:1
20East Bradford Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary45512.0:1
21Greenwood Elementary SchoolKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SDElementary55612.2:1
22Exton Elementary SchoolExton, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary53312.3:1
23Devon Elementary SchoolDevon, PATredyffrin-Easttown SDElementary40112.3:1
24New Garden Elementary SchoolToughkenamon, PAKennett Consolidated SDElementary47312.3:1
25Sugartown Elementary SchoolMalvern, PAGreat Valley SDElementary44912.4:1
26Bradford Hgts Elementary SchoolDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary53412.5:1
27Caln Elementary SchoolThorndale, PACoatesville Area SDElementary44012.5:1
28Hillside Elementary SchoolBerwyn, PATredyffrin-Easttown SDElementary42512.5:1
29Greystone Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary51112.5:1
30French Creek Elementary SchoolPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary58112.6:1
31Glen Acres Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary45112.6:1
32Elk Ridge SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SDElementary41312.7:1
33East Goshen Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary51012.7:1
34Beaumont Elementary SchoolDevon, PATredyffrin-Easttown SDElementary45912.9:1
35Twin Valley El CenterElverson, PATwin Valley SDElementary39512.9:1
36Hillsdale Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary53712.9:1
37Sarah W Starkweather Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary57612.9:1
38East Vincent Elementary SchoolSpring City, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary51213.0:1
39Kings Highway Elementary SchoolCoatesville, PACoatesville Area SDElementary46613.0:1
40North Coventry Elementary SchoolPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary53213.0:1
41General Wayne Elementary SchoolMalvern, PAGreat Valley SDElementary54213.2:1
42Penn London Elementary SchoolWest Grove, PAAvon Grove SDElementary56013.2:1
43Rainbow Elementary SchoolCoatesville, PACoatesville Area SDElementary68413.3:1
44Phoenixville Early Learning CenterPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SDElementary61313.3:1
45Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary53113.4:1
46New Eagle Elementary SchoolWayne, PATredyffrin-Easttown SDElementary47213.4:1
47Mary C Howse Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary44213.4:1
48Shamona Creek Elementary SchoolDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary48813.4:1
49Penn Wood Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary43813.8:1
50East Ward Elementary SchoolDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary54914.0:1
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