Fern Hill El Sch

Fern Hill El Sch is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in West Chester, Pennsylvania, operated by West Chester Area SD. The school serves 408 students in grades K through 5.

Fern Hill El Sch is one of 17 schools operated by West Chester Area SD, a district that instructs 11,987 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Fern Hill El Sch shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Chester County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Fern Hill El Sch has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Chester County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fern Hill El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Chester County indicate the typical household earns roughly $127,208 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Chester County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), of which Fern Hill El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Chester Henderson HS, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fern Hill El Sch. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fern Hill El Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 64.9%.

Fern Hill El Sch operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Fern Hill El Sch's enrollment has contracted 27% since 2018, when it stood at 557 (now 408). White enrollment moved from 74% to 68% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Fern Hill El Sch typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.