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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWEN J ROBERTS SD·NCES 421827000628
French Creek Elementary School
3590 Coventryville Rd, Pottstown, PA 19465 · (610) 469-5104 · Chester County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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
12.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
143 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (94).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Based on grade levels within Owen J Roberts SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
67.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.6pp 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 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 67.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 62.2% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 French Creek Elementary School
French Creek Elementary School's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Creek Elementary School this school | 581 | 24.6% | 68.0% |
| Wilson Elementary School Imperial | 586 | 27.0% | 86.5% |
| Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School Nazareth | 576 | 22.6% | 71.9% |
| Donaldson Elementary School Oakdale | 535 | 26.5% | 91.2% |
| Ross Elementary School Pittsburgh | 498 | 25.1% | 79.3% |
| Fairview Elementary School Mountaintop | 612 | 26.3% | 64.0% |
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 French Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #353 of 1,396 | #35 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #322 of 1,511 ▲ 113 | #34 of 56 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #271 of 1,511 ▲ 183 | #28 of 56 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #302 of 1,638 | #6 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #626 of 1,528 | #30 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #1,049 of 1,531 | #59 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #1,396 of 1,600 | #32 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #422 of 450 | #19 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
581
+48 (+9%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 581 | 46.1 | 12.6:1 | 25% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 45.8 | 12.9:1 | 24% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 44.3 | 12.8:1 | 19% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 14% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 41.6 | 13.9:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 38 | 12.1:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 10% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for French Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (577 to 581); teachers up 11% (41.6 to 46.1).
About French Creek Elementary School
Students in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, attend French Creek Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 581 students across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 31% larger than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
French Creek Elementary School is a school in Owen J Roberts SD. The district has 7 schools and 5,300 students.
At French Creek Elementary School, White students make up 85% of the student body. The remaining students are 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Chester County, the White share is about 77%. By the diversity index, French Creek Elementary School comes in at 27%.
At French Creek Elementary School, 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.6:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. Roughly 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 38% average for public schools in Chester County.
French Creek Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at French Creek Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (68.0% actual, 67.1% predicted).
Census estimates describe Chester County this way: median household income is about $127,208, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Chester County number 111 and enroll about 83,468.
Owen J Roberts High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Local comparison: French Creek Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 68.0% versus a 71.9% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
French Creek Elementary School had 533 students in 2020-21 and 581 in 2024-25, a 9% gain.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Owen J Roberts SD
- Owen J Roberts High SchoolHigh · 1,810 students
- Owen J Roberts Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
- North Coventry Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- West Vincent Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- East Vincent Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- East Coventry Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Other schools in Pottstown
- Owen J Roberts High SchoolHigh · 1,810 students
- Pottsgrove SHSHigh · 973 students
- Pottstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 918 students
- Pottstown High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Owen J Roberts Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
- Pottsgrove Middle SchoolMiddle · 678 students
Other French Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named French Creek Elementary. French Creek Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- French Creek ElementaryFrench Creek, WV · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Owen J Roberts High School1.9 mi · 1,810
- Owen J Roberts Middle School2.0 mi · 856
- West Vincent Elementary School3.7 mi · 530
- North Coventry Elementary School4.3 mi · 532
- East Vincent Elementary School4.4 mi · 512
- East Coventry Elementary School5.2 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About French Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is French Creek Elementary School?
French Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 581 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does French Creek Elementary School serve?
French Creek Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at French Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at French Creek Elementary School.
How diverse is French Creek Elementary School?
French Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees French Creek Elementary School?
French Creek Elementary School is overseen by Owen J Roberts SD in Chester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.