Hopewell El Sch

Hopewell El Sch is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Oxford, Pennsylvania, run under Oxford Area SD. The school instructs 489 students in grades 5 through 6.

Oxford Area SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,129 students. Hopewell El Sch is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hopewell El Sch shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 40% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 103% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Chester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Hopewell El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 50.5%, a residual of +17.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, Chester County reports that median household income runs about $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hopewell El Sch is one of 111 public schools in Chester County (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students).

The closest other public school is Nottingham School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hopewell El Sch at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 52.8%.

Hopewell El Sch operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 572 students in 2018 compared to 489 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 29% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.