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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Greenwood El Sch?
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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENNETT CONSOLIDATED SD·NCES 421269001401
Greenwood Elementary School
420 Greenwood Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348 · (610) 388-5990 · Chester County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
279 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (107) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 Kennett Consolidated SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 52.6% |
% 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Greenwood Elementary School
Greenwood Elementary School's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Elementary School this school | 556 | 50.2% | 59.1% |
| Cornwall Terrace Elementary School Sinking Spring | 553 | 51.7% | 53.8% |
| Spring Garden Elementary School Bethlehem | 532 | 47.7% | 54.8% |
| Spring Ridge Elementary School Wyomissing | 575 | 49.7% | 58.8% |
| Shiloh Hills Elementary School Sinking Spring | 572 | 46.7% | 61.6% |
| Salisbury Elementary School Allentown | 461 | 52.7% | 59.8% |
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 Greenwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #625 of 1,396 | #46 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #713 of 1,511 ▼ 35 | #48 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #415 of 1,511 ▲ 281 | #40 of 56 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #369 of 1,638 | #9 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #500 of 1,528 | #21 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #371 of 1,531 | #16 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #1,001 of 1,600 | #13 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #744 of 1,045 | #25 of 40 |
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
556
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 556 | 45.6 | 12.2:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 43.6 | 12.7:1 | 51% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 49% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 47% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 43.5 | 13.9:1 | 50% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 44% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 22% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 12% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 20 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (604 to 556); teachers up 5% (43.5 to 45.6).
About Greenwood Elementary School
Greenwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. The grade span is 1 through 5, and enrollment is 556 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 26% bigger than that.
Greenwood Elementary School is part of a district of 6 schools: Kennett Consolidated SD, with 3,822 students.
White students form the largest group at Greenwood Elementary School, 49% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 43% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Chester County's population at about 77%. Greenwood Elementary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Greenwood Elementary School's 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 50%. That is 12 points above the 38% average for public schools in Chester County.
allk12 grades Greenwood Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Pennsylvania, Greenwood Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.1% actual against a predicted 56.1%.
Greenwood Elementary School is located in Chester County, where 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. Federal data list 111 public schools in Chester County, with a combined enrollment of about 83,468.
Hillendale Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Greenwood Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 59.1% against a local average of 76.1%.
The federal government classifies Greenwood Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Greenwood Elementary School went from 539 students to 556.
Community posts for Greenwood Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Kennett Consolidated SD
- Kennett High SchoolHigh · 1,184 students
- Kennett Middle SchoolMiddle · 902 students
- New Garden Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Bancroft Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Mary D Lang Kdg CenterElementary · 304 students
Other schools in Kennett Square
- Unionville High SchoolHigh · 1,263 students
- Kennett High SchoolHigh · 1,184 students
- Charles F Patton Middle SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Bancroft Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Unionville Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Mary D Lang Kdg CenterElementary · 304 students
Other Greenwood Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 21 states are named Greenwood Elementary. Greenwood Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 27.
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolMillerstown, PA · 313 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 829 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYPLYMOUTH, MN · 762 students
- Greenwood ElementaryMontebello, CA · 746 students
- Greenwood ElementaryGlen Allen, VA · 649 students
Nearby schools
- Hillendale Elementary School1.6 mi · 346
- Kennett High School2.8 mi · 1,184
- Mary D Lang Kdg Center2.8 mi · 304
- Unionville High School3.1 mi · 1,263
- Charles F Patton Middle School3.2 mi · 842
- Pocopson Elementary School3.2 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Greenwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Greenwood Elementary School?
Greenwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 01-05.
Is Greenwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greenwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Greenwood Elementary School have?
Greenwood Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Greenwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Greenwood Elementary School are roughly 49% White, 43% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Greenwood Elementary School in?
Greenwood Elementary School is part of Kennett Consolidated SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.