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How has Avon Grove Intrmd Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,436
Elementary
DISTRICT 998 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVON GROVE SD·NCES 420279001365
Avon Grove Intrmd School
395 S. Jennersville Road, West Grove, PA 19390 · (610) 869-2010 · Chester County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,436 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
497 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 300 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 374 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 374 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 388 | 27% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Avon Grove SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
61.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 58.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Avon Grove Intrmd School
Avon Grove Intrmd School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Grove Intrmd School this school | 1,436 | 34.6% | 61.1% |
| Upper Moreland Elementary School Hatboro | 1,627 | 41.7% | 56.5% |
| Northern Lebanon Elementary School Fredericksburg | 1,018 | 51.0% | 56.3% |
| Schuylkill Valley Elementary School Leesport | 744 | 37.2% | 53.9% |
| Montour Elementary School McKees Rocks | 1,276 | 28.3% | 80.6% |
| Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Center Pittston | 701 | 28.7% | N/A |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Avon Grove Intrmd School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #562 of 1,396 | #44 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #487 of 1,511 ▲ 33 | #43 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #535 of 1,511 ▲ 212 | #44 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,436 | #6 of 1,638 | #1 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,311 of 1,528 | #57 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #609 of 1,531 | #40 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.6% | #1,256 of 1,600 | #21 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #869 of 1,045 | #32 of 40 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,436
+14 (+1%) vs 2020
+98% since 1990-91, when it was 726
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,436 | 93.7 | 15.3:1 | 35% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 1,484 | 85.7 | 17.3:1 | 33% (497) |
| 2022-23 | 1,457 | 81 | 18.0:1 | 32% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 1,422 | 79 | 18.0:1 | 27% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 1,504 | 90 | 16.7:1 | 30% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 1,505 | 94 | 16.0:1 | 27% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 1,640 | 107 | 15.3:1 | 21% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 836 | 40 | 20.9:1 | 17% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 726 | 42 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avon Grove Intrmd School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,504 to 1,436); teachers up 4% (90 to 93.7).
About Avon Grove Intrmd School
Avon Grove Intrmd School is a large elementary school in West Grove, Pennsylvania. A total of 1,436 students attend the school, which covers grades 2 through 5. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 224% larger than average.
Avon Grove Intrmd School is part of a district of 4 schools: Avon Grove SD, with 4,871 students.
Avon Grove Intrmd School's enrollment is 67% White. The remaining shares are 28% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Chester County's population at about 77%. Avon Grove Intrmd School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Avon Grove Intrmd School total 93.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.3:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 497 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 35%. That is close to the 38% average for public schools in Chester County.
allk12 grades Avon Grove Intrmd School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 62.8% at Avon Grove Intrmd School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.1%.
Avon Grove Intrmd School is located in Chester County, where median household income is about $127,208, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 111 public schools in Chester County, with a combined enrollment of about 83,468.
The nearest public school is Penn London Elementary School, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Avon Grove Intrmd School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Avon Grove Intrmd School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,422 students in 2020-21 and 1,436 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.0 to 15.3 over 4 years.
The Avon Grove Intrmd School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avon Grove SD
- Avon Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,744 students
- Avon Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,131 students
- Penn London Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
Other schools in West Grove
- Avon Grove CSCombined · 1,897 students
- Avon Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,744 students
- Avon Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,131 students
- Penn London Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Chester County Technical College High School - PennocksHigh · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Penn London Elementary School0.2 mi · 560
- Chester County Technical College High School - Pennocks0.6 mi · 18
- Avon Grove High School2.0 mi · 1,744
- Avon Grove Middle School3.9 mi · 1,131
- Oxford Area High School4.3 mi · 1,089
- Elk Ridge School4.4 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Avon Grove Intrmd SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Avon Grove Intrmd School?
Avon Grove Intrmd School enrolls approximately 1,436 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Avon Grove Intrmd School serve?
Avon Grove Intrmd School serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Avon Grove Intrmd School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Avon Grove Intrmd School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Avon Grove Intrmd School?
At Avon Grove Intrmd School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Avon Grove Intrmd School in?
Avon Grove Intrmd School is part of Avon Grove SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.