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Hillsdale Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
725 W Market St
West Chester, PA 19382
Phone
(484) 266-2000
District
West Chester Area SD
County
CHESTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
545
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.8% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Hillsdale Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
72%
53%
73%
54%
70%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
74%
49%
75%
52%
73%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
72%
48%
76%
54%
68%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 83 15.2%
Grade 1 97 17.8%
Grade 2 84 15.4%
Grade 3 88 16.1%
Grade 4 105 19.3%
Grade 5 88 16.1%
Total 545 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.2% 76.3% 64.5%
Black 2.5% 5.0% 15.4%
Hispanic 13.9% 9.7% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 8.8% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 18.2% 18.3% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 16.3% 17.2% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.8% 1.1% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 111,975 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,528.4 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.9% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.2% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.0% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 43,858 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 3.6% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.1% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 64.3% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 37.2% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.7% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.5% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.9% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.6% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,759 $130,666,000 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $11,925,000 4.7%
Staff $790 $9,592,000 3.8%
General Administration $277 $3,364,000 1.3%
School Administration $713 $8,661,000 3.4%
Operation $1,311 $15,918,000 6.3%
Transportation $556 $6,758,000 2.7%
Other $489 $5,940,000 2.3%
Total Support $5,118 $62,158,000 24.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,976 $60,430,000 23.9%
Total Expenditures $20,853 $253,254,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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