📍 265 New Garden Road, Toughkenamon, Chester County, 19374
New Garden El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Toughkenamon, Chester County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kennett Consolidated SD school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
New Garden El Sch enrolls 463 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 262 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 166 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 463 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Garden El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-60, state senate district 19, state house district 158.
New Garden El Sch is one of 6 schools in Kennett Consolidated SD, based in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,831 students district-wide and employs 286 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 463 students, New Garden El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 639 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large