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Chadds Ford Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Chadds Ford Elementary School is a highly-rated public elementary school serving 355 students in grades K-5 in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. The school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chadds Ford Elementary School stands out for its outstanding academic results, with 76.9% of students scoring proficient or advanced in Math and 79.5% in English Language Arts on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) exams, far exceeding the state averages. The school also performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, ranking highly for female, male, Asian, and white students, as well as for students with disabilities. This high-level performance is likely supported by the school's high level of funding, with spending ranging from $19,132 to $30,639 per student.

While Chadds Ford Elementary School is part of the highly-rated Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, the academic landscape in the region is strong, with several nearby schools, such as those in the Garnet Valley School District and West Chester Area School District, also performing well and ranking in the top 200-300 elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Chadds Ford Elementary School's consistent high performance over the years is a testament to the school's commitment to academic excellence.

328

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,351

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3 Baltimore Pike
Chadds Ford, PA 19317-9441

(610) 388-1112

District: Unionville-Chadds Ford School District

Students who attend Chadds Ford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Charles F Patton Middle School
High:	Unionville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Asian:

19.2%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (78% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Unionville-Chadds Ford School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg77%

Pennsylvania avg45%

96^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District

15^th of 606Unionville-Chadds Ford School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	96 of 1511	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	85 of 1526	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	71 of 1534	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	32 of 1534	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	55 of 1433	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	28 of 1544	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	10 of 1530	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	10 of 1547	99.4%	★★★★★
2016	93.2	8 of 1554	99.5%	★★★★★
2015	91.1	32 of 1474	97.8%	★★★★★
2014	87.3	38 of 1467	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	83.0	134 of 1519	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	83.1	118 of 1599	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	84.5	82 of 1597	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	82.3	145 of 1579	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	85.8	50 of 1549	96.8%	★★★★★
2008	88.4	16 of 1551	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	14 of 1555	99.1%	★★★★★
2006	89.9	13 of 1545	99.2%	★★★★★
2005	90.7	7 of 1299	99.5%	★★★★★
2004	94.2	10 of 1308	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	27 of 151	82.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	51 of 1030	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	12 of 1084	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	84 of 1466	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	55 of 1488	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	109 of 1475	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	102 of 1495	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	176 of 1201	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	138 of 1229	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	141 of 1236	88.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+31 vs state

Math77%+35 vs state

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Schools Near Chadds Ford Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chadds Ford Elementary School	Public	K-5	3 Baltimore Pike	Chadds Ford	19317	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 388-1112	328	29	11.4	14.0%	221 (67.4%)	6 (1.8%)	21 (6.4%)	63 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	91.3	96^th of 1511 public elementary schools	93.6%		90.3	85^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.4%	11	84.2	73.1	74.5	76.9	82.1	74.3	84.3	79.5	$31,351	$605	$30,746
Hillendale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1850 Hillendale Road	Chadds Ford	19317	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 388-1439	346	33	10.4	10.4%	251 (72.5%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.5%)	45 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	96.2	20^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.7%		92.4	31^st of 1526 public elementary schools	98.0%	11	91.7	92.8	79.0	87.9	86.7	94.2	75.8	85.9	$31,612	$262	$31,350
Pocopson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1105 Pocopson Road	West Chester	19382	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 793-9241	514	33	15.3	2.9%	409 (79.6%)	6 (1.2%)	29 (5.6%)	46 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	93.4	57^th of 1511 public elementary schools	96.2%		94.3	13^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.1%	44	90.1	89.4	66.7	81.4	83.4	84.0	73.7	80.1	$31,206	$542	$30,664
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	1-5	420 Greenwood Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Kennett Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 388-5990	556	46	12.2	50.2%	270 (48.6%)	16 (2.9%)	238 (42.8%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	67.2	527^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.1%		61.2	687^th of 1526 public elementary schools	55.0%	160	67.7	53.6	38.8	53.4	58.9	59.2	64.1	60.6	$19,774	$879	$18,895
Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School	Public	K-5	1050 Wilmington Pike	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 266-2200	576	45	12.9	20.0%	436 (75.7%)	35 (6.1%)	55 (9.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.5%)	79.9	280^th of 1511 public elementary schools	81.5%		79.7	293^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	80.8%	13	72.5	72.7	62.7	69.1	58.8	60.0	68.1	62.4	$17,944	$337	$17,607
Concord Elementary School	Public	K-2	114 Station Road	Glen Mills	19342	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 579-6100	617	54	11.3	13.5%	407 (66.0%)	22 (3.6%)	26 (4.2%)	122 (19.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.0%)								(n/a)									$25,641	$497	$25,144
Garnet Valley Elementary School	Public	3-5	599 Smithbridge Rd	Glen Mills	19342	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 579-4150	700	67	10.4	12.6%	470 (67.1%)	24 (3.4%)	28 (4.0%)	136 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.9%)	83.5	227^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.0%		86	169^th of 1526 public elementary schools	88.9%	58	69.0	75.6	65.3	69.8	63.5	67.6	71.4	67.6	$24,967	$436	$24,530
Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	750 Westbourne Road	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-1800	529	37	14.2	15.7%	415 (78.4%)	26 (4.9%)	39 (7.4%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	88.4	150^th of 1511 public elementary schools	90.1%		83	226^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.2%	76	79.3	74.0	63.9	72.1	75.9	70.4	78.3	75.1	$16,056	$118	$15,938
Hillsdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 W Market St	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 266-2000	537	42	12.9	21.0%	396 (73.7%)	11 (2.0%)	98 (18.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	72.5	433^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	71.3%		79.7	294^th of 1526 public elementary schools	80.7%	139	64.7	61.9	67.3	64.8	57.1	49.4	64.2	57.2	$17,080	$331	$16,749
Bethel Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	3280 Foulk Road	Garnet Valley	19060	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 579-3000	537	52	10.3	13.8%	359 (66.9%)	8 (1.5%)	17 (3.2%)	122 (22.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	87.8	160^th of 1511 public elementary schools	89.4%		87.4	143^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	90.6%	17	72.8	75.3	79.6	75.9	71.9	69.9	70.4	70.8	$24,241	$445	$23,796

Frequently Asked Questions about Chadds Ford Elementary School

How many students attend Chadds Ford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Chadds Ford Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Chadds Ford Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chadds Ford Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles F Patton Middle School
High : Unionville High School

What district is Chadds Ford Elementary School in?

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District

Is Chadds Ford Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Chadds Ford Elementary School ranks in the top 6.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chadds Ford Elementary School?

Students at Chadds Ford Elementary School are 67% White, 19% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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