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Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN VALLEY SD·NCES 422400005029
Twin Valley El Ctr
50 Mast Rd, Elverson, PA 19520 · (610) 286-8670 · Chester County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
147 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Twin Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.5pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 2024-25Enrollment
395
+14 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.7:1
% White
86%
was 87%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Twin Valley El Ctr
Twin Valley El Ctr is a medium-sized elementary school in Elverson, Pennsylvania, part of Twin Valley SD. The school caters to 395 students in grades K through 4.
Twin Valley SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,868 students; Twin Valley El Ctr is among them.
Demographically, Twin Valley El Ctr shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Twin Valley El Ctr performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.6%, the actual is 65.8%, a residual of +4.1 points.
Zooming out to the county, Chester County reports that the typical household earns roughly $127,208 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Twin Valley El Ctr is one of 111 public schools in Chester County (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students).
Nearest neighbor: Twin Valley HS, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Twin Valley El Ctr ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Looking at the recent track record. Twin Valley El Ctr's enrollment has ticked up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 381 (now 395).
On this page, members of the Twin Valley El Ctr community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Twin Valley SD
- Twin Valley HSHigh · 989 students
- Twin Valley MSMiddle · 856 students
- Robeson El CtrElementary · 339 students
- Honey Brook El CtrElementary · 289 students
Other schools in Elverson
- Twin Valley HSHigh · 989 students
- Twin Valley MSMiddle · 856 students
Nearby schools
- Twin Valley HS0.9 mi · 989
- Twin Valley MS1.2 mi · 856
- Springton Manor El Sch5.7 mi · 555
- Honey Brook El Ctr6.0 mi · 289
- Robeson El Ctr6.4 mi · 339
- Daniel Boone Area HS7.5 mi · 940
Frequently asked questions
About Twin Valley El CtrHow large is Twin Valley El Ctr?
Twin Valley El Ctr enrolls approximately 395 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Twin Valley El Ctr serve?
Twin Valley El Ctr serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Twin Valley El Ctr?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Twin Valley El Ctr.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Twin Valley El Ctr?
At Twin Valley El Ctr, the student body is approximately 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Twin Valley El Ctr?
Twin Valley El Ctr is overseen by Twin Valley SD in Chester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.