Kathryn D. Markley El Sch

Kathryn D. Markley El Sch, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Malvern, Pennsylvania, part of Great Valley SD, works with 426 students, covering grades K through 4.

Within Great Valley SD, which oversees 7 schools and 4,822 students, Kathryn D. Markley El Sch is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Kathryn D. Markley El Sch lists that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 35% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Kathryn D. Markley El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kathryn D. Markley El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Chester County indicate median household earnings sit near $127,208, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Chester County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), Kathryn D. Markley El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Great Valley 5/6 Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kathryn D. Markley El Sch comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 71.8%.

Kathryn D. Markley El Sch operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kathryn D. Markley El Sch has decreased 33%, going from 632 students in 2018 to 426 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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