Pocopson El Sch

Located at 1105 Pocopson Road, in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Pocopson El Sch is a reasonably sized elementary campus that instructs 514 students (grades K through 5), operated by Unionville-Chadds Ford SD.

Unionville-Chadds Ford SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,665 students. Pocopson El Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Pocopson El Sch shows that White students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder is composed of 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Chester County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 3% of students at Pocopson El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Chester County (around 38%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pocopson El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.4%; this one delivers 85.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Chester County shows median household income runs about $127,208, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Chester County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), of which Pocopson El Sch is one.

Chadds Ford El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pocopson El Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 69.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pocopson El Sch's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 583 (now 514). Asian enrollment moved from 16% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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