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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RADNOR TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421992000609

Radnor El Sch

20 Matsonford Road, Radnor, PA 19087 · (610) 788-9300 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
72 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Kindergarten
84
Grade 1
89
Grade 2
94
Grade 3
88
Grade 4
88
Grade 5
111
Student demographics
White
38870%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
346%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 16%
Black
204%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 14%
Asian
6011%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 5%
Two+
529%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
28752%
Female
26748%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Radnor El SchRadnor MSRadnor SHS
Based on grade levels within Radnor Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
82.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
82.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
554
-35 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.6:1
% White
70%
was 71%
% Hispanic
6%
was 7%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
11%
was 17%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Radnor El Sch

Radnor El Sch, a moderately sized elementary campus in Radnor, Pennsylvania, run under Radnor Township SD, enrolls 554 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Radnor Township SD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,571 students. Radnor El Sch is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Radnor El Sch shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Asian, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 13% of students at Radnor El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Delaware County's rate of about 58%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Radnor El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.0%, the actual is 81.7%, a residual of +9.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Delaware County put the typical household earns roughly $89,546 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Delaware County runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students), of which Radnor El Sch is one.

Radnor SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Radnor El Sch comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 77.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Radnor El Sch's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 589 (now 554). Asian enrollment moved from 17% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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Delaware County at a glance

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Population
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students

Quick facts

School name
Radnor El Sch
District
Radnor Township SD
Address
20 Matsonford Road, Radnor, PA 19087
Phone
(610) 788-9300
County
Delaware County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
554
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
72 (13%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
421992000609
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Radnor Township SD
Other schools in Radnor
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Frequently asked questions

About Radnor El Sch
How large is Radnor El Sch?
Radnor El Sch enrolls approximately 554 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Radnor El Sch serve?
Radnor El Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Radnor El Sch?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Radnor El Sch.
What is the student diversity at Radnor El Sch?
Student demographics at Radnor El Sch are roughly 70% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Radnor El Sch public or private?
Radnor El Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Radnor Township SD.
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