1
Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COATESVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420624001375
Kings Highway Elementary School
841 W Kings Hwy, Coatesville, PA 19320 · (610) 383-3775 · Chester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
471 students
DISTRICT 104% · 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 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
43.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
40.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 43.9% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Kings Highway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #920 of 1,396 | #51 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #992 of 1,511 ▼ 104 | #52 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #945 of 1,511 ▲ 45 | #51 of 56 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #636 of 1,638 | #32 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #763 of 1,528 | #39 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #215 of 1,531 | #8 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #253 of 1,600 | #5 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #260 of 450 | #13 of 20 |
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
466
0 (0%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 466 | 35.8 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 36.9 | 12.8:1 | 100% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 100% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 99% (463) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 32.8 | 13.3:1 | 52% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 48% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 30% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 30% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 33 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings Highway Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (437 to 466); teachers up 9% (32.8 to 35.8).
About Kings Highway Elementary School
Kings Highway Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Coatesville. It reports enrollment of 466 students in kindergarten through 5.
Kings Highway Elementary School is one of the 9 schools that make up Coatesville Area SD (5,142 students in total).
More than half of the students at Kings Highway Elementary School are White (52%). Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. In Chester County overall, about 77% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The school has 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.0 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1.
Kings Highway Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Kings Highway Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.8% is 13.6 points above the 34.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Chester County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $127,208, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 111 public schools in the county, enrolling about 83,468, Kings Highway Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Rainbow Elementary School is closest at about 2.3 miles. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Kings Highway Elementary School. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Kings Highway Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Kings Highway Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (466) to 2024-25 (466).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Kings Highway Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Coatesville Area SD
- Coatesville Area SHSHigh · 1,366 students
- Coatesville Intermediate High SchoolHigh · 826 students
- Rainbow Elementary SchoolElementary · 684 students
- Caln Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Reeceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
Other schools in Coatesville
- Coatesville Area SHSHigh · 1,366 students
- Rainbow Elementary SchoolElementary · 684 students
- Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Reeceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- North Brandywine Middle SchoolMiddle · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Rainbow Elementary School2.3 mi · 684
- Scott Middle School4.5 mi · 421
- Coatesville Intermediate High School4.7 mi · 826
- Reeceville Elementary School4.7 mi · 384
- North Brandywine Middle School4.7 mi · 274
- Coatesville Area SHS4.8 mi · 1,366
Frequently asked questions
About Kings Highway Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kings Highway Elementary School?
Kings Highway Elementary School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kings Highway Elementary School serve?
Kings Highway Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Kings Highway Elementary School have?
Kings Highway Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Kings Highway Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kings Highway Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 17% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Kings Highway Elementary School?
Kings Highway Elementary School is overseen by Coatesville Area SD in Chester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.