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Enrollment
489
Middle
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXFORD AREA SD·NCES 421830007313
Hopewell Elementary School
602 Garfield Street, Oxford, PA 19363 · (484) 365-6150 · Chester County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- BTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
505 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 255 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 234 | 48% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oxford Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 42.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Hopewell Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #207 of 479 | #14 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #158 of 513 ▲ 25 | #11 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #220 of 513 ▼ 9 | #14 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #312 of 522 | #17 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #78 of 486 | #6 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #115 of 486 | #9 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #43 of 510 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #112 of 332 | #6 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
489
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
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 | 489 | 43.3 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 46 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 44 | 11.5:1 | 100% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 43 | 11.6:1 | 99% (497) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 43.8 | 13.1:1 | 45% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 42% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 28 | 22.5:1 | 41% (255) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopewell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (572 to 489); teachers down 1% (43.8 to 43.3).
About Hopewell Elementary School
In Oxford, Pennsylvania, part of Chester County, Hopewell Elementary School is a middle school. It covers grades 5 through 6, with a total enrollment of 489 students.
Hopewell Elementary School is part of a district of 6 schools: Oxford Area SD, with 3,129 students.
Roughly 52% of students at Hopewell Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 40% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 77%. Hopewell Elementary School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.3:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 Grade for Hopewell Elementary School is A-. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 33.3% for Hopewell Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 50.5%. The 17.1-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Chester County, the median household income is $127,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Chester County is home to 111 public schools and about 83,468 public school students.
Nottingham School is the public school closest to Hopewell Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hopewell Elementary School at 4th of 5.
Hopewell Elementary School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 489, starting from 500.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Hopewell Elementary School. 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 Oxford Area SD
- Oxford Area High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- Penn's Grove SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Nottingham SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Elk Ridge SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Jordan Bank SchoolElementary · 181 students
Other schools in Oxford
- Oxford Area High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- Penn's Grove SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Nottingham SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Elk Ridge SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Jordan Bank SchoolElementary · 181 students
Other Hopewell Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Hopewell Elementary. Hopewell Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolCenter Valley, PA · 426 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolAliquippa, PA · 323 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolTrinity, NC · 679 students
- Hopewell ElementaryBettendorf, IA · 658 students
- Hopewell ElementaryDublin, OH · 536 students
Nearby schools
- Nottingham School0.1 mi · 429
- Penn's Grove School0.2 mi · 528
- Jordan Bank School0.2 mi · 181
- Elk Ridge School0.4 mi · 413
- Oxford Area High School0.7 mi · 1,089
- Avon Grove Intrmd School4.7 mi · 1,436
Frequently asked questions
About Hopewell Elementary SchoolHow large is Hopewell Elementary School?
Hopewell Elementary School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades 05-06.
Is Hopewell Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hopewell Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Hopewell Elementary School have?
Hopewell Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Hopewell Elementary School?
Hopewell Elementary School reports a student body of 52% White, 40% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hopewell Elementary School public or private?
Hopewell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oxford Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.