📍 725 W Market St, West Chester, Chester County, 19382
Hillsdale El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Chester, Chester County. The school has 545 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Chester Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillsdale El Sch enrolls 545 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 419 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
99 of the school's 545 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 89 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Hillsdale El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-60, state senate district 19, state house district 158.
Hillsdale El Sch is one of 17 schools in West Chester Area SD, based in Exton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 12,042 students district-wide and employs 920 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 545 students, Hillsdale El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 708 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large