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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXFORD AREA SD·NCES 421830006623
Nottingham School
736 Garfield St, Oxford, PA 19363 · (610) 932-6632 · Chester County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
428 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 3 | 228 | 53% |
| Grade 4 | 201 | 47% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oxford Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 49.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Nottingham School
Nottingham School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham School this school | 429 | 99.8% | 51.6% |
| Octorara Primary LC Atglen | 412 | 95.1% | N/A |
| Rohrerstown Elementary School Lancaster | 457 | 97.4% | 69.2% |
| Mahanoy Area Elementary School Mahanoy City | 589 | 99.3% | 24.4% |
| Mifflin Park Elementary School Shillington | 503 | 96.6% | 47.5% |
| Francis H Sheckler Elementary School Catasauqua | 589 | 96.9% | 36.9% |
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 Nottingham School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #833 of 1,396 | #49 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #825 of 1,511 ▼ 64 | #50 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #882 of 1,511 ▲ 148 | #50 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #760 of 1,638 | #40 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #160 of 1,528 | #6 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #419 of 1,531 | #21 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #313 of 1,600 | #7 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #380 of 1,045 | #14 of 40 |
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
429
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 429 | 40 | 10.7:1 | 100% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 40.5 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 42 | 10.6:1 | 100% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 41 | 11.6:1 | 99% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 45.1 | 11.5:1 | 41% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 46 | 12.3:1 | 50% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 53 | 13.4:1 | 39% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 761 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 28% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 623 | 32 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nottingham School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (517 to 429); teachers down 11% (45.1 to 40).
About Nottingham School
Nottingham School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Oxford, Pennsylvania. The school's 429 students are in grades 3 through 4.
Oxford Area SD is made up of 6 schools with 3,129 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Nottingham School is 53% White. After that, the student body is 40% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Chester County is about 77% White. Nottingham School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.7 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Chester County is 38%.
Nottingham School is in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.8%. The school's actual rate is 51.6%, 16.8 points higher.
Federal survey data for Chester County show that median household income is about $127,208, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nottingham School is among the 111 public schools in Chester County.
The next-closest public school is Hopewell Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Nottingham School. Its average proficiency rate of 51.6% is below the 52.5% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Nottingham School saw enrollment fall 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Oxford Area SD
- Oxford Area High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- Penn's Grove SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolMiddle · 489 students
- Elk Ridge SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Jordan Bank SchoolElementary · 181 students
Other schools in Oxford
- Oxford Area High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- Penn's Grove SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolMiddle · 489 students
- Elk Ridge SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Jordan Bank SchoolElementary · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Hopewell Elementary School0.1 mi · 489
- Penn's Grove School0.2 mi · 528
- Jordan Bank School0.3 mi · 181
- Elk Ridge School0.3 mi · 413
- Oxford Area High School0.7 mi · 1,089
- Avon Grove Intrmd School4.6 mi · 1,436
Frequently asked questions
About Nottingham SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nottingham School?
Nottingham School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades 03-04.
Is Nottingham School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nottingham School is an elementary school covering grades 03-04.
How many teachers does Nottingham School have?
Nottingham School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Nottingham School?
Student demographics at Nottingham School are roughly 53% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Nottingham School in?
Nottingham School is part of Oxford Area SD.
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