State/Public Elementary Open

Sarah W Starkweather El Sch

๐Ÿ“ 1050 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, Chester County, 19382

578
Pupils
13.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sarah W Starkweather El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Chester, Chester County. The school has 578 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Chester Area SD school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
West Chester Area SD

Enrollment & staffing

Sarah W Starkweather El Sch enrolls 578 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.

Male students
289 (50%)
Female students
289 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
41.9
Student-teacher ratio
13.8:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White44777%
Hispanic or Latino488.3%
Two or more races356.1%
Black or African American325.5%
Asian162.8%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

105 of the school's 578 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 104 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5

Sarah W Starkweather 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 9, state house district 156.

School district: West Chester Area SD

Sarah W Starkweather 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 578 students, Sarah W Starkweather El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 708 students per school.

12,042
District students
17
Schools
920
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

77%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
5%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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