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Enrollment
547
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISION ACADEMY CS·NCES 420088507564
Vision Academy CS
153 Penn Blvd, East Lansdowne, PA 19050 · (484) 466-2124 · Delaware County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
12.7:1
43 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 50% larger than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
35.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
28.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.9% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 27.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Vision Academy CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #1,172 of 1,511 ▼ 2 | #49 of 69 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,097 of 1,511 ▲ 45 | #46 of 69 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #396 of 1,638 | #25 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #676 of 1,528 | #36 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #1,430 of 1,531 | #74 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +101.1% | #3 of 450 | #1 of 25 |
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
547
+174 (+47%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 547 | 43 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 43 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 40 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 99% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 80% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 14 | 14.1:1 | 87% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vision Academy CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 101% (272 to 547); teachers up 95% (22 to 43).
About Vision Academy CS
Vision Academy CS is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. Total enrollment is 547 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
Vision Academy CS is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
By race and ethnicity, Vision Academy CS is 95% Black. Next come 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 22% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
For every teacher at Vision Academy CS, there are about 12.7 students; the school has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
On the allk12 Grade, Vision Academy CS lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
In the wider Delaware County area, the median household earns about $89,546 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Delaware County, 113 public schools serve about 74,663 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, East Lansdowne Elementary School, is the closest to Vision Academy CS. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. Vision Academy CS is a public charter school.
Federal data put enrollment at 373 in 2020-21 and 547 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in East Lansdowne
- East Lansdowne Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
Nearby schools
- East Lansdowne Elementary School0.2 mi · 269
- Stonehurst Hills Elementary School0.4 mi · 436
- Penn Wood High School0.6 mi · 1,148
- W B Evans Elementary School0.7 mi · 304
- Anderson Add B School0.8 mi · 339
- Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy0.8 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Vision Academy CSHow many students attend Vision Academy CS?
Vision Academy CS enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Vision Academy CS serve?
Vision Academy CS serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Vision Academy CS have?
Vision Academy CS employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vision Academy CS?
At Vision Academy CS, the student body is approximately 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Vision Academy CS in?
Vision Academy CS is part of Vision Academy CS.
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