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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Pocopson El Sch administration to hear?
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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIONVILLE-CHADDS FORD SD·NCES 422421000677
Pocopson Elementary School
1105 Pocopson Road, West Chester, PA 19382 · (610) 793-9241 · Chester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
15 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Unionville-Chadds Ford SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
80.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.4pp since 2023
Math
81.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.1% | 81.5% |
| 2023-24 | 91.5% | 84.0% |
% 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
85.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Pocopson Elementary School
Pocopson Elementary School's state test result (85.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocopson Elementary School this school | 514 | 2.9% | 85.9% |
| Richland Elementary School Gibsonia | 470 | 6.6% | 80.7% |
| Cold Spring Elementary School Doylestown | 470 | 4.9% | 83.9% |
| Clarks Summit Elementary School Clarks Summit | 399 | 5.8% | 67.1% |
| Fort Washington Elementary School Fort Washington | 518 | 11.0% | 89.3% |
| Swarthmore-Rutledge School Swarthmore | 560 | 11.1% | 85.8% |
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 Pocopson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #29 of 1,396 | #4 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #91 of 1,511 ▼ 53 | #9 of 56 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #65 of 1,511 ▼ 56 | #8 of 56 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #493 of 1,638 | #22 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,321 of 1,528 | #59 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #876 of 1,531 | #53 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.9% | #1,598 of 1,600 | #61 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #567 of 1,045 | #20 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
514
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 514 | 33.4 | 15.4:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 32.7 | 15.2:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 35.2 | 14.7:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 41 | 12.8:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 42 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pocopson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (583 to 514); teachers down 20% (42 to 33.4).
About Pocopson Elementary School
West Chester, Pennsylvania, is home to Pocopson Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 514 students.
Pocopson Elementary School is part of a district of 6 schools: Unionville-Chadds Ford SD, with 3,665 students.
Pocopson Elementary School is 80% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Chester County as a whole is similar, at about 77%. Pocopson Elementary School's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 33.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.4:1. That is higher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 3%. For comparison, public schools in Chester County average 38%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Pocopson Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pocopson Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 85.9% actual against 76.4% predicted.
Chester County has these Census figures: the median household income is $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chester County is home to 111 public schools and about 83,468 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Chadds Ford Elementary School, about 2.4 miles away. Pocopson Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Pocopson Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 85.9% versus a 69.4% average.
In the federal locale system, Pocopson Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Pocopson Elementary School had 524 students in 2020-21 and 514 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.8:1 to 15.4:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Unionville-Chadds Ford SD
- Unionville High SchoolHigh · 1,263 students
- Charles F Patton Middle SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Unionville Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Hillendale Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Chadds Ford Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Other schools in West Chester
- Pennsylvania Leadership CSCombined · 2,874 students
- West Chester Henderson High SchoolHigh · 1,444 students
- West Chester East High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- West Chester Bayard Rustin High SchoolHigh · 1,159 students
- E N Peirce Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,040 students
- 21st Century Cyber CSHigh · 996 students
Nearby schools
- Chadds Ford Elementary School2.4 mi · 328
- Hillendale Elementary School2.8 mi · 346
- Stetson Middle School2.9 mi · 808
- Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School3.0 mi · 576
- Greenwood Elementary School3.2 mi · 556
- Hillsdale Elementary School3.8 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Pocopson Elementary SchoolHow large is Pocopson Elementary School?
Pocopson Elementary School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Pocopson Elementary School serve?
Pocopson Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pocopson Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Pocopson Elementary School.
How diverse is Pocopson Elementary School?
Pocopson Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pocopson Elementary School?
Pocopson Elementary School is overseen by Unionville-Chadds Ford SD in Chester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.