Hilltop El Sch

Located at 401 Cherry Tree Road, in Aston, Pennsylvania, Hilltop El Sch is a tight-knit K-5 school that caters to 290 students (grades K through 4), part of Chichester SD. That puts it 35% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Chichester SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,899 students. Hilltop El Sch is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hilltop El Sch shows that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 24% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Delaware County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Hilltop El Sch has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Hilltop El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hilltop El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.0%.

Around the school, Delaware County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,546 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Hilltop El Sch is one of 113 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students).

Chichester SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hilltop El Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hilltop El Sch has edged down 8%, going from 316 students in 2018 to 290 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 61% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

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