Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIONVILLE-CHADDS FORD SD·NCES 422421007303
Hillendale Elementary School
1850 Hillendale Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 · (610) 388-1439 · Chester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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.
- A-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
10.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
36 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Unionville-Chadds Ford SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
85.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.9% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.5% | 79.2% |
% 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
86.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Hillendale Elementary School
Hillendale Elementary School's state test result (86.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillendale Elementary School this school | 346 | 10.4% | 86.8% |
| Bradford Woods Elementary School Bradford Woods | 343 | 8.5% | 91.0% |
| Belmont Hills Elementary School Bala Cynwyd | 358 | 15.4% | 85.2% |
| Foster Elementary School Pittsburgh | 304 | 12.2% | 81.5% |
| Peebles Elementary School Pittsburgh | 400 | 12.0% | 81.4% |
| Ferguson Twp Elementary School Pine Grove Mills | 287 | 15.3% | 80.8% |
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 Hillendale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #23 of 1,396 | #1 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #27 of 1,511 ▲ 68 | #2 of 56 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #21 of 1,511 ▼ 11 | #2 of 56 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #1,083 of 1,638 | #54 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #138 of 1,528 | #4 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #657 of 1,531 | #44 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #1,562 of 1,600 | #50 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #239 of 450 | #11 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
346
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 346 | 33 | 10.5:1 | 10% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 33.5 | 11.1:1 | 10% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 31.5 | 12.3:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 31 | 11.6:1 | 6% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 30 | 10.7:1 | 8% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 28 | 11.5:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 2% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 31 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillendale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (322 to 346); teachers up 10% (30 to 33).
About Hillendale Elementary School
Hillendale Elementary School is a small elementary school in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. The school's 346 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Within Unionville-Chadds Ford SD, Hillendale Elementary School is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 3,665 students.
White students make up a majority at Hillendale Elementary School, at 73%. Next come 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 10.5 students per teacher and 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Chester County average 38%.
The allk12 Grade for Hillendale Elementary School is A+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 73.2% at Hillendale Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 86.8%.
Chester County has about 547,840 residents, and the median household income is $127,208, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Chester County has 111 public schools and roughly 83,468 students.
Greenwood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles away. Within five miles of Hillendale Elementary School, there are 7 other public schools. On proficiency, Hillendale Elementary School is ahead of the 71.6% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
Hillendale Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Hillendale Elementary School's enrollment declined 4%, to 346. The number of students per teacher fell from 11.6 to 10.5 over 4 years.
Community posts for Hillendale Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 Unionville-Chadds Ford SD
- Unionville High SchoolHigh · 1,263 students
- Charles F Patton Middle SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Pocopson Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Unionville Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Chadds Ford Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Other schools in Chadds Ford
- Chadds Ford Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Greenwood Elementary School1.6 mi · 556
- Chadds Ford Elementary School2.2 mi · 328
- Pocopson Elementary School2.8 mi · 514
- Kennett High School4.0 mi · 1,184
- Mary D Lang Kdg Center4.1 mi · 304
- Unionville High School4.6 mi · 1,263
Frequently asked questions
About Hillendale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hillendale Elementary School?
Hillendale Elementary School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hillendale Elementary School serve?
Hillendale Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hillendale Elementary School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Hillendale Elementary School.
How diverse is Hillendale Elementary School?
Hillendale Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hillendale Elementary School in?
Hillendale Elementary School is part of Unionville-Chadds Ford SD.
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