Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCTORARA AREA SD·NCES 421803001413
Octorara Elementary School
104 Highland Rd, Atglen, PA 19310 · (610) 593-8238 · Chester County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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
10.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
267 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 124 | 46% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 54% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Octorara Elementary School→Octorara Intermediate School→Octorara Area Middle School→Octorara Area JSHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Octorara Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -18.4pp since 2023
Math
50.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 39.6% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Octorara Elementary School
Octorara Elementary School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octorara Elementary School this school | 270 | 98.9% | 49.9% |
| Weigelstown Elementary School Dover | 323 | 97.8% | 57.3% |
| South Hamilton Elementary School Chambersburg | 275 | 97.1% | 60.8% |
| Falling Spring Elementary School Chambersburg | 256 | 94.5% | 57.8% |
| Oaklyn School Sunbury | 375 | 99.2% | N/A |
| New Franklin Elementary School Chambersburg | 206 | 97.1% | 57.7% |
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 Octorara Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #869 of 1,396 | #50 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #792 of 1,511 ▲ 180 | #49 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,071 of 1,511 ▼ 316 | #52 of 56 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #1,344 of 1,638 | #60 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #127 of 1,528 | #3 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #491 of 1,531 | #29 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #389 of 1,600 | #8 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #198 of 1,045 | #9 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
270
-38 (-12%) vs 2020
-74% since 1990-91, when it was 1,030
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 270 | 26 | 10.4:1 | 99% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 19.7 | 15.1:1 | 99% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 22.6 | 12.5:1 | 56% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 50% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 22.6 | 15.7:1 | 44% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 43% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 31% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 16% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 1,030 | 47 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Octorara Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (354 to 270); teachers up 15% (22.6 to 26).
About Octorara Elementary School
Octorara Elementary School is an elementary school in Atglen, Pennsylvania, reachable at (610) 593-8238. The student body numbers 270 students, from grades 3 through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 39% smaller than that.
Octorara Area SD is the district for Octorara Elementary School. It has 5 schools and 1,968 students.
White students account for 63% of enrollment at Octorara Elementary School. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census figures show Chester County is about 77% White. By the diversity index, Octorara Elementary School comes in at 53%.
Its teaching staff equals 26 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.4:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Chester County is 38%.
Octorara Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Octorara Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (49.9%) and its predicted rate (35.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Chester County has these Census figures: median household income is about $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Chester County number 111 and enroll about 83,468.
Octorara Primary LC is the public school closest to Octorara Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Octorara Elementary School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Octorara Elementary School ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 49.9% versus a 41.7% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Octorara Elementary School saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 15.4:1 to 10.4:1 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 Octorara Area SD
- Octorara Area JSHSHigh · 703 students
- Octorara Primary LCElementary · 412 students
- Octorara Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
- Octorara Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 279 students
Other schools in Atglen
- Octorara Area JSHSHigh · 703 students
- Octorara Primary LCElementary · 412 students
- Octorara Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
- Octorara Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Octorara Primary LC0.2 mi · 412
- Octorara Area Middle School0.3 mi · 304
- Octorara Area JSHS0.3 mi · 703
- Octorara Intermediate School0.3 mi · 279
- Rainbow Elementary School6.0 mi · 684
- Kings Highway Elementary School6.5 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Octorara Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Octorara Elementary School?
Octorara Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 03-04.
What age range does Octorara Elementary School serve?
Octorara Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Octorara Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Octorara Elementary School is approximately 10.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Octorara Elementary School?
Student demographics at Octorara Elementary School are roughly 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Octorara Elementary School public or private?
Octorara Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Octorara Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.