Hillendale El Sch

Located at 1850 Hillendale Road, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Hillendale El Sch is a tight-knit elementary school that serves 346 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Unionville-Chadds Ford SD. That puts it 22% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Within Unionville-Chadds Ford SD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,665 students, Hillendale El Sch is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hillendale El Sch records that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Hillendale El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Chester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Hillendale El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.2%, the actual is 86.8%, a residual of +13.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Chester County put median household income runs about $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Chester County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), Hillendale El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Greenwood El Sch, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hillendale El Sch comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 71.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 322 students in 2018 compared to 346 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 73% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.