📍 1450 Edgmont Ave, Chester, Delaware County, 19013
Edgmont Scholars Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chester, Delaware County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chester-Upland SD school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
Edgmont Scholars Academy enrolls 372 students across grades K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 3.8% White and 3.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 343 | 92% |
| White | 14 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
352 of the school's 372 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 352 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edgmont Scholars Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-50, state senate district 9, state house district 159.
Edgmont Scholars Academy is one of 7 schools in Chester-Upland SD, based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,143 students district-wide and employs 220 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Edgmont Scholars Academy is smaller than the district average of about 449 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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