Mary C Howse El Sch

Mary C Howse El Sch, a medium-sized K-5 school in West Chester, Pennsylvania, operated by West Chester Area SD, works with 442 students, covering grades K through 5.

Mary C Howse El Sch is one of 17 schools operated by West Chester Area SD, a district that serves 11,987 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mary C Howse El Sch shows that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 38% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Chester County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, Mary C Howse El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.8%.

Around the school, Chester County reports that median household income runs about $127,208, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Chester County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), of which Mary C Howse El Sch is one.

E N Peirce MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mary C Howse El Sch at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 64.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mary C Howse El Sch has ticked down 24%, going from 580 students in 2018 to 442 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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