East Goshen El Sch

East Goshen El Sch is an average-sized primary school in West Chester, Pennsylvania, operated by West Chester Area SD. The school teaches 510 students in grades K through 5.

West Chester Area SD comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 11,987 students; East Goshen El Sch is among them.

In terms of who attends, East Goshen El Sch shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Chester County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Chester County (around 38%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, East Goshen El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.5%; this one delivers 77.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Chester County put median household earnings sit near $127,208, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. East Goshen El Sch is one of 111 public schools in Chester County (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pennsylvania Leadership CS, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Goshen El Sch at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 64.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. East Goshen El Sch's enrollment has ticked up 19% since 2018, when it stood at 427 (now 510). White enrollment moved from 73% to 77% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the East Goshen El Sch community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.