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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CHESTER AREA SD·NCES 422529006910
Hillsdale Elementary School
725 W Market St, West Chester, PA 19382 · (484) 266-2000 · Chester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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
12.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
113 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 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
42%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
57.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.6pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 66.0% |
% 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Hillsdale Elementary School
Hillsdale Elementary School's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale Elementary School this school | 537 | 21.0% | 67.2% |
| Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School West Chester | 576 | 20.0% | 69.5% |
| Shoemaker Elementary School Macungie | 537 | 24.4% | 72.8% |
| Green Valley Elementary School Sinking Spring | 505 | 28.3% | 56.4% |
| Bedminster Elementary School Perkasie | 399 | 18.5% | 73.6% |
| Manavon Elementary School Phoenixville | 497 | 28.0% | 68.4% |
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 Hillsdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #381 of 1,396 | #38 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #403 of 1,511 ▼ 75 | #40 of 56 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #509 of 1,511 ▼ 191 | #43 of 56 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #423 of 1,638 | #15 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #741 of 1,528 | #36 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #718 of 1,531 | #47 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #1,429 of 1,600 | #35 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #694 of 1,045 | #23 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
537
0 (0%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 537 | 41.5 | 12.9:1 | 21% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 21% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 43.3 | 12.6:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 21% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 39.1 | 15.1:1 | 21% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 18% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 14% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 7% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 774 | 50 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (591 to 537); teachers up 6% (39.1 to 41.5).
About Hillsdale Elementary School
Hillsdale Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in West Chester, Pennsylvania. A total of 537 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 21% higher.
West Chester Area SD counts 17 schools and 11,987 students, including Hillsdale Elementary School.
White students account for 74% of enrollment at Hillsdale Elementary School. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, Chester County is about 77% White. By the diversity index, Hillsdale Elementary School comes in at 42%.
Teachers at the school number 41.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. Roughly 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Chester County average 38%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Hillsdale Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.6% for Hillsdale Elementary School. The school posts 67.2%, 1.4 points below the prediction.
Census estimates describe Chester County this way: median household income is about $127,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 111 public schools in Chester County, with a combined enrollment of about 83,468.
The next-closest public school is West Chester Henderson High School, about 1.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hillsdale Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hillsdale Elementary School is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 537 students in 2020-21 and 537 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.5:1 to 12.9:1.
Discussions about Hillsdale Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Hillsdale Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hillsdale Elementary. Hillsdale Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- HILLSDALE ELEMENTARYMERIDIAN, ID · 769 students
- Hillsdale ElementaryNorth Highlands, CA · 234 students
Nearby schools
- West Chester Henderson High School1.3 mi · 1,444
- East Bradford Elementary School1.6 mi · 455
- Fern Hill Elementary School2.2 mi · 408
- Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School2.2 mi · 576
- Stetson Middle School2.4 mi · 808
- Greystone Elementary School2.4 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsdale Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hillsdale Elementary School?
Hillsdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hillsdale Elementary School serve?
Hillsdale Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hillsdale Elementary School have?
Hillsdale Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Hillsdale Elementary School?
Hillsdale Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hillsdale Elementary School public or private?
Hillsdale 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.