Cornwall Terrace El Sch

Cornwall Terrace El Sch operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, run under Wilson SD. Current enrollment sits at 553 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 8 schools in Wilson SD (6,444 students total), Cornwall Terrace El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Cornwall Terrace El Sch records that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 37% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Berks County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Berks County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Cornwall Terrace El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Berks County) logs that median household earnings sit near $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cornwall Terrace El Sch is one of 95 public schools in Berks County (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students).

The closest other public school is Wilson Southern MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cornwall Terrace El Sch at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.9%.

Cornwall Terrace El Sch operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Cornwall Terrace El Sch's enrollment has ticked up 9% since 2018, when it stood at 509 (now 553). White enrollment moved from 56% to 41% across the same window.

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