Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT VALLEY SD·NCES 421087001368
Charlestown Elementary School
2060 Charlestown Rd, Malvern, PA 19355 · (610) 935-1555 · Chester County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
38 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 25% smaller than its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Charlestown Elementary School→Great Valley 5/6 Center→Great Valley Middle School→Great Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Great Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.6pp since 2023
Math
72.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.4% | 72.8% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 66.7% |
% 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Charlestown Elementary School
Charlestown Elementary School's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Elementary School this school | 414 | 9.2% | 73.0% |
| Hillside Elementary School Berwyn | 425 | 8.7% | 84.0% |
| Upper Providence Elementary School Royersford | 435 | 11.0% | 82.9% |
| Beaumont Elementary School Devon | 459 | 9.2% | 80.0% |
| Shamona Creek Elementary School Downingtown | 488 | 8.6% | 83.9% |
| Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School Downingtown | 488 | 11.1% | 86.0% |
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 Charlestown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #235 of 1,396 | #24 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #230 of 1,511 ▲ 75 | #22 of 56 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #257 of 1,511 ▼ 42 | #27 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #822 of 1,638 | #45 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,307 of 1,528 | #56 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #268 of 1,531 | #12 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.2% | #1,570 of 1,600 | #53 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.3% | #62 of 450 | #1 of 20 |
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
414
+58 (+16%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 414 | 27.1 | 15.3:1 | 9% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 27.6 | 13.0:1 | 11% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 28.6 | 13.3:1 | 11% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 7% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 23.8 | 14.0:1 | 10% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 9% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 29 | 18.9:1 | 8% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlestown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (333 to 414); teachers up 14% (23.8 to 27.1).
About Charlestown Elementary School
Charlestown Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Malvern, Pennsylvania. The school counted 414 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 4.
Charlestown Elementary School sits within Great Valley SD, which has 7 schools and 4,822 students.
The largest group at Charlestown Elementary School is White students, at 54%. Other groups make up 25% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 77% of Chester County residents are White. The diversity index for Charlestown Elementary School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.3:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 9%. The 38% average for public schools in Chester County is 29 points higher.
Charlestown Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Charlestown Elementary School scores 73.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 73.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Chester County show that median household income comes to about $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 111, with about 83,468 students.
Charlestown Elementary School's nearest public school is Great Valley Middle School (about 1.8 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Charlestown Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Charlestown Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 414, compared with 356 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.3:1.
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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 Great Valley SD
- Great Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,481 students
- Great Valley 5/6 CenterMiddle · 756 students
- Great Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- General Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Sugartown Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Kathryn D. Markley Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
Other schools in Malvern
- Great Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,481 students
- Great Valley 5/6 CenterMiddle · 756 students
- Great Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- General Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Sugartown Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Kathryn D. Markley Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
Other Charlestown Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Charlestown Elementary. Charlestown Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Charlestown ElementaryCharlestown, MD · 305 students
- Charlestown Elementary SchoolCharlestown, RI · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Great Valley Middle School1.8 mi · 754
- Great Valley High School2.1 mi · 1,481
- Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School2.6 mi · 426
- Chester County Technical College High School - Pickering2.6 mi · 79
- Great Valley 5/6 Center2.7 mi · 756
- Schuylkill Elementary School2.8 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Charlestown Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Charlestown Elementary School?
Charlestown Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Charlestown Elementary School serve?
Charlestown Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charlestown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charlestown Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charlestown Elementary School?
At Charlestown Elementary School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 25% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Charlestown Elementary School public or private?
Charlestown Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Great Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.