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What tradition at New Garden El Sch should never be changed?
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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENNETT CONSOLIDATED SD·NCES 421269001400
New Garden Elementary School
265 New Garden Road, Toughkenamon, PA 19374 · (610) 268-6900 · Chester County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
189 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within Kennett Consolidated SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.1% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 52.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
Schools most like New Garden Elementary School
New Garden Elementary School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Garden Elementary School this school | 473 | 40.0% | 60.3% |
| Seven Generations CS Emmaus | 497 | 35.6% | 47.2% |
| Penn London Elementary School West Grove | 560 | 35.9% | N/A |
| Wyomissing Hills El Center Wyomissing | 615 | 41.1% | 66.5% |
| South Lebanon Elementary School Lebanon | 554 | 44.9% | 61.4% |
| Spring Garden Elementary School Bethlehem | 532 | 47.7% | 54.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where New Garden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #587 of 1,396 | #45 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #643 of 1,511 ▲ 57 | #46 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #464 of 1,511 ▼ 10 | #41 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #607 of 1,638 | #30 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #529 of 1,528 | #24 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #461 of 1,531 | #26 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #1,161 of 1,600 | #16 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #315 of 450 | #15 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
473
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 473 | 38.5 | 12.3:1 | 40% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 39 | 12.0:1 | 41% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 37.1 | 12.5:1 | 38% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 37% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 34.6 | 13.1:1 | 39% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 43% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 52 | 14.9:1 | 39% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 1,012 | 49 | 20.6:1 | 17% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Garden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (452 to 473); teachers up 11% (34.6 to 38.5).
About New Garden Elementary School
New Garden Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 473 students across grades 1 through 5.
The 6 schools of Kennett Consolidated SD, including New Garden Elementary School, enroll 3,822 students.
At New Garden Elementary School, 57% of students are White. After that, the student body is 36% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Chester County is about 77% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
A staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 40%. Public schools in Chester County average a similar 38%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for New Garden Elementary School is -0.2 points: 60.3% actual, 60.5% predicted.
Chester County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $127,208 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. New Garden Elementary School shares Chester County with 110 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, New Garden Elementary School is closest to Kennett Middle School, about 1.0 miles away. New Garden Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 52.5% on proficiency, and New Garden Elementary School is above that at 60.3%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 481 students in 2020-21 and 473 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 12.3 students per teacher, compared with 14.6 in 2020-21.
People who know New Garden Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Kennett Consolidated SD
- Kennett High SchoolHigh · 1,184 students
- Kennett Middle SchoolMiddle · 902 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Bancroft Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Mary D Lang Kdg CenterElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Kennett Middle School1.0 mi · 902
- Bancroft Elementary School2.5 mi · 403
- Kennett High School2.8 mi · 1,184
- Mary D Lang Kdg Center2.9 mi · 304
- duPont (H.B.) Middle School3.0 mi · 764
- Avon Grove CS3.2 mi · 1,897
Frequently asked questions
About New Garden Elementary SchoolHow many students attend New Garden Elementary School?
New Garden Elementary School enrolls approximately 473 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does New Garden Elementary School serve?
New Garden Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
How many teachers does New Garden Elementary School have?
New Garden Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is New Garden Elementary School?
New Garden Elementary School reports a student body of 57% White, 36% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is New Garden Elementary School in?
New Garden Elementary School is part of Kennett Consolidated SD.
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