Marcus Hook El Sch

Marcus Hook El Sch is a modestly sized K-5 school in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, operated by Chichester SD. The school enrolls 237 students in grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 47% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

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

Demographically, Marcus Hook El Sch reports that 33% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 30% White, 20% multiracial, 15% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Marcus Hook El Sch has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 91% of students at Marcus Hook El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Delaware County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Marcus Hook El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Delaware County put median household earnings sit near $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Marcus Hook El Sch is one of 113 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students).

Linwood El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marcus Hook El Sch at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 25%: 315 students in 2018 compared to 237 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 47% to 30%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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