📍 711 Market Street, Marcus Hook, Delaware County, 19061
Marcus Hook El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marcus Hook, Delaware County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chichester SD school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marcus Hook El Sch enrolls 254 students across grades K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 31% Black or African American and 20% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 13% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 254 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 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.
Marcus Hook El Sch 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.
Marcus Hook El Sch is one of 6 schools in Chichester SD, based in Aston, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,923 students district-wide and employs 244 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 254 students, Marcus Hook El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 487 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large