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How has Rainbow El Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
684
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COATESVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420624001370
Rainbow Elementary School
1113 West Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320 · (610) 383-3780 · Chester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL684 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
688 students
DISTRICT 104% · 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 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
29.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.7% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 26.6% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Rainbow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #1,155 of 1,396 | #52 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #1,170 of 1,511 ▲ 10 | #54 of 56 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #1,257 of 1,511 ▲ 29 | #55 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 684 | #156 of 1,638 | #2 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #846 of 1,528 | #43 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #70 of 1,531 | #3 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #277 of 1,600 | #6 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #781 of 1,045 | #28 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
684
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 782
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 684 | 51.5 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 51.5 | 13.4:1 | 100% (688) |
| 2022-23 | 683 | 51.2 | 13.3:1 | 100% (683) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 100% (690) |
| 2017-18 | 735 | 50.5 | 14.6:1 | 71% (521) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 50 | 16.3:1 | 67% (543) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 49 | 14.1:1 | 50% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 41% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 782 | 44 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rainbow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (735 to 684); teachers up 2% (50.5 to 51.5).
About Rainbow Elementary School
Rainbow Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, under Coatesville Area SD. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 684 students enrolled. It has 54% more students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
District-wide, Coatesville Area SD has 9 schools and 5,142 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Rainbow Elementary School is White, with 37% of students. Other groups make up 27% Black, 26% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Chester County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rainbow Elementary School scores 72%.
Classroom staffing at Rainbow Elementary School totals 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. That is in line with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Rainbow Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Rainbow Elementary School scores 31.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.5%.
Census data for Chester County show median household income comes to about $127,208, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 111 public schools and about 83,468 students.
About 2.3 miles separate Rainbow Elementary School from the closest public school, Kings Highway Elementary School. The five-mile area around Rainbow Elementary School holds 7 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Rainbow Elementary School at 2nd of 7.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 693 students in 2020-21 and 684 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Rainbow Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Coatesville Area SD
- Coatesville Area SHSHigh · 1,366 students
- Coatesville Intermediate High SchoolHigh · 826 students
- Kings Highway Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Caln Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Reeceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
Other schools in Coatesville
- Coatesville Area SHSHigh · 1,366 students
- Kings Highway Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Reeceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- North Brandywine Middle SchoolMiddle · 274 students
Other Rainbow Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Rainbow Elementary. Rainbow Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- RAINBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWINTER SPRINGS, FL · 729 students
- Rainbow Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 725 students
- Rainbow Elementary SchoolDecatur, GA · 337 students
- Rainbow Elementary SchoolCLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Kings Highway Elementary School2.3 mi · 466
- Scott Middle School2.6 mi · 421
- Coatesville Intermediate High School3.1 mi · 826
- Coatesville Area SHS3.1 mi · 1,366
- East Fallowfield Elementary School3.4 mi · 281
- Reeceville Elementary School3.6 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Rainbow Elementary SchoolHow large is Rainbow Elementary School?
Rainbow Elementary School enrolls approximately 684 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rainbow Elementary School serve?
Rainbow Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rainbow Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Rainbow Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rainbow Elementary School?
At Rainbow Elementary School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 26% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Rainbow Elementary School public or private?
Rainbow Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coatesville Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.