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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CHESTER AREA SD·NCES 422529001392
East Bradford Elementary School
820 Frank Rd, West Chester, PA 19380 · (484) 266-2100 · Chester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
79 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.3pp since 2023
Math
73.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 71 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 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.7% | 73.1% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
75.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 East Bradford Elementary School
East Bradford Elementary School's state test result (75.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bradford Elementary School this school | 455 | 17.4% | 75.4% |
| Avonworth Primary Center Pittsburgh | 423 | 16.8% | N/A |
| Doyle Elementary School Doylestown | 409 | 15.9% | 78.3% |
| Hopewell Elementary School Center Valley | 426 | 13.8% | 75.6% |
| Rowan Elementary School Cranberry Twp | 494 | 19.6% | 76.3% |
| Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School West Chester | 529 | 15.7% | 74.5% |
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 East Bradford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #193 of 1,396 | #19 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #227 of 1,511 ▼ 18 | #21 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #204 of 1,511 ▼ 67 | #22 of 56 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #673 of 1,638 | #34 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #437 of 1,528 | #20 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #952 of 1,531 | #56 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.4% | #1,478 of 1,600 | #40 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #409 of 450 | #18 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
455
+78 (+21%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 455 | 37.9 | 12.0:1 | 17% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 34.9 | 13.0:1 | 17% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 35.7 | 13.2:1 | 16% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 31 | 12.2:1 | 16% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 33.8 | 13.3:1 | 17% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 31 | 11.3:1 | 10% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 4% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 36 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Bradford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (450 to 455); teachers up 12% (33.8 to 37.9).
About East Bradford Elementary School
This page covers East Bradford Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 455 students.
West Chester Area SD, which runs East Bradford Elementary School, has 17 schools and 11,987 students.
East Bradford Elementary School's enrollment is 82% White. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. East Bradford Elementary School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at East Bradford Elementary School is 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. About 17% of students, or 79, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 38% average among public schools in Chester County.
East Bradford Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at East Bradford Elementary School are 5.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (75.4% actual, 70.2% predicted).
Among Chester County residents, the median household income is $127,208, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides East Bradford Elementary School, Chester County has 110 other public schools.
The closest public school to East Bradford Elementary School is Hillsdale Elementary School, about 1.6 miles away. East Bradford Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 62.5% proficiency; East Bradford Elementary School posts 75.4%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
East Bradford Elementary School's enrollment grew from 377 in 2020-21 to 455 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 West Chester Area SD
- West Chester Henderson High SchoolHigh · 1,444 students
- West Chester East High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- West Chester Bayard Rustin High SchoolHigh · 1,159 students
- E N Peirce Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,040 students
- J R Fugett Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
- Stetson Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
Other schools in West Chester
- Pennsylvania Leadership CSCombined · 2,874 students
- West Chester Henderson High SchoolHigh · 1,444 students
- West Chester East High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- West Chester Bayard Rustin High SchoolHigh · 1,159 students
- E N Peirce Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,040 students
- 21st Century Cyber CSHigh · 996 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsdale Elementary School1.6 mi · 537
- Greystone Elementary School2.0 mi · 511
- E N Peirce Middle School2.2 mi · 1,040
- West Chester Henderson High School2.2 mi · 1,444
- Mary C Howse Elementary School2.4 mi · 442
- Fern Hill Elementary School2.9 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About East Bradford Elementary SchoolHow many students attend East Bradford Elementary School?
East Bradford Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades KG-05.
Is East Bradford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Bradford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at East Bradford Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at East Bradford Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Bradford Elementary School?
At East Bradford Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees East Bradford Elementary School?
East Bradford Elementary School is overseen by West Chester Area SD in Chester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.