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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Greystone El Sch this year?
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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CHESTER AREA SD·NCES 422529007702
Greystone Elementary School
1195 Aram Ave, West Chester, PA 19380 · (484) 266-2300 · Chester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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
12.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
129 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 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
50%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
63.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 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 down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 61.5% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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 Greystone Elementary School
Greystone Elementary School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greystone Elementary School this school | 511 | 25.2% | 67.3% |
| Reidenbaugh Elementary School Lititz | 488 | 21.5% | 79.8% |
| North Wales Elementary School North Wales | 484 | 26.4% | 69.0% |
| Ridge Park Elementary School Conshohocken | 525 | 22.7% | 75.7% |
| East Coventry Elementary School Pottstown | 479 | 29.4% | 73.4% |
| Lower Nazareth Elementary School Nazareth | 615 | 23.1% | 79.7% |
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 Greystone Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #371 of 1,396 | #37 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #333 of 1,511 ▲ 125 | #35 of 56 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #346 of 1,511 ▼ 23 | #34 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #503 of 1,638 | #24 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #607 of 1,528 | #29 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #549 of 1,531 | #36 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #1,388 of 1,600 | #31 of 61 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 511 | 40.8 | 12.5:1 | 25% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 38.8 | 14.0:1 | 24% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 38.8 | 13.8:1 | 25% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greystone Elementary School.
About Greystone Elementary School
Greystone Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in West Chester, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in West Chester Area SD. There are 511 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
Greystone Elementary School is one school in a 17-school district, West Chester Area SD, which enrolls 11,987 students.
At Greystone Elementary School, 69% of students are White. It is also 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Chester County is roughly 77% White. The diversity index for Greystone Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Greystone Elementary School has 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 25% at Greystone Elementary School. For comparison, public schools in Chester County average 38%.
Greystone Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Greystone Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 67.3% actual, 66.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
The school is in Chester County, where the median household earns about $127,208 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Chester County, 111 public schools serve about 83,468 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, E N Peirce Middle School, is about 0.6 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Greystone Elementary School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Greystone Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
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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
Other Greystone Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Greystone Elementary. Greystone Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Greystone Elementary SchoolHoover, AL · 438 students
Nearby schools
- E N Peirce Middle School0.6 mi · 1,040
- West Chester Henderson High School1.7 mi · 1,444
- Fern Hill Elementary School1.7 mi · 408
- Mary C Howse Elementary School1.9 mi · 442
- East Bradford Elementary School2.0 mi · 455
- 21st Century Cyber CS2.1 mi · 996
Frequently asked questions
About Greystone Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Greystone Elementary School?
Greystone Elementary School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Greystone Elementary School serve?
Greystone Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Greystone Elementary School have?
Greystone Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greystone Elementary School?
At Greystone Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Greystone Elementary School public or private?
Greystone Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Chester Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.