📍 320 Second Ave, Phoenixville, Chester County, 19460
Barkley El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenixville, Chester County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Phoenixville Area SD school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Barkley El Sch enrolls 291 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 6.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 46% |
| White | 120 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
165 of the school's 291 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Barkley 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-60, state senate district 19, state house district 157.
Barkley El Sch is one of 6 schools in Phoenixville Area SD, based in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,983 students district-wide and employs 314 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 291 students, Barkley El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 664 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large