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Rainbow Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1206^th

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of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Rainbow Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, serving 688 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Coatesville Area School District, which is ranked 489 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rainbow Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in PSSA Math was 29.1%, compared to the state average of 41.7% and the district average of 21.8%. Similarly, the school's proficiency rate in PSSA ELA was 26.7%, compared to the state average of 48.5% and the district average of 31.6%.

While Rainbow Elementary School has a relatively high spending per student at $17,542 in the 2022-2023 school year, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. In comparison, nearby schools in the Downingtown Area School District, such as Bradford Heights Elementary School and Beaver Creek Elementary School, significantly outperform Rainbow Elementary School and the Coatesville Area School District as a whole, suggesting that the district's resources and policies may be more effective in supporting student achievement.

684

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,256

Per pupil spending ?

100.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1113 West Lincoln Highway
Coatesville, PA 19320-1813

(610) 383-3780

District: Coatesville Area School District

Students who attend Rainbow Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Scott Middle School
High:	Coatesville Area Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.7%

African American:

27.5%

Hispanic:

25.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (28% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,206^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Coatesville Area School District

489^th of 606Coatesville Area 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	19.7	1206 of 1511	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1233 of 1526	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1230 of 1534	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1240 of 1534	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1170 of 1433	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1276 of 1544	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1224 of 1530	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	1253 of 1547	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.0	1173 of 1554	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	1130 of 1474	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.2	1180 of 1467	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.4	1125 of 1519	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	1267 of 1599	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.3	1256 of 1597	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	1214 of 1579	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	1303 of 1549	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	1309 of 1551	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.2	1382 of 1555	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	1363 of 1545	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.0	1098 of 1299	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.1	1179 of 1308	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	32.7	971 of 1302	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	315 of 413	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	233 of 437	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	278 of 437	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	823 of 1030	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	852 of 1084	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	792 of 1043	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1144 of 1466	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1212 of 1488	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	283 of 429	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	329 of 454	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	317 of 432	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1109 of 1369	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1258 of 1432	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1173 of 1414	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1198 of 1475	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1204 of 1495	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	992 of 1201	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1111 of 1229	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1029 of 1236	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math29%-13 vs state

English Language Arts27%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, January 19, 2012

My son has gone through Rainbow since K and will be graduating from 5th grade this year. his years at Rainbow have been positive from a learning and social standpoint. Rainbow is a diverse school, as is the Coatesville SD, which i believe will be of benefit for my son in the real journey of life. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, July 6, 2011

new principals and great teachers. they are working together to give our kids more. Building is only a couple years old - the best of everything! so many opportunities for kids if parents take advantage! Close Quote

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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
Rainbow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1113 West Lincoln Highway	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3780	684	52	13.2	100.6%	251 (36.7%)	188 (27.5%)	176 (25.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (9.2%)	19.7	1206^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.2%		18.9	1233^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	19.2%	27	38.1	26.8	21.0	29.1	30.2	26.7	22.8	26.7	$18,256	$938	$17,318
Kings Highway Elementary School	Public	K-5	841 W Kings Hwy	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3775	466	36	13.0	101.1%	242 (51.9%)	104 (22.3%)	78 (16.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	41.1	949^th of 1511 public elementary schools	37.2%		46.7	914^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.1%	35	36.9	50.0	34.9	40.4	40.8	51.5	36.9	43.0	$18,035	$826	$17,209
East Fallowfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	2254 Strasburg Rd	East Fallowfield Township	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3765	281	27	10.5	112.8%	92 (32.7%)	93 (33.1%)	69 (24.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	26.2	1124^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.6%		19.9	1222^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	19.9%	98	43.4	34.8	18.3	32.4	32.1	39.1	26.5	32.4	$19,022	$994	$18,028
Reeceville Elementary School	Public	K-5	248 Reeceville Rd	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3785	384	33	11.5	94.0%	121 (31.5%)	98 (25.5%)	127 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.9%)	19.3	1212^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.8%		12.8	1318^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.6%	106	32.6	25.5	14.9	24.1	41.9	28.0	19.2	29.3	$19,063	$1,368	$17,694
Caln Elementary School	Public	K-5	3609 Lincoln Hwy	Thorndale	19372	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3760	440	35	12.5	103.0%	132 (30.0%)	146 (33.2%)	125 (28.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	17.9	1235^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.3%		17.3	1255^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.8%	20	34.9	18.0	26.2	26.5	28.2	14.5	30.0	24.2	$18,330	$919	$17,411
Octorara Primary LC	Public	K-2	87 Highland Rd	Atglen	19310	Chester County	Octorara Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 593-8350	412	36	11.6	95.1%	241 (58.5%)	24 (5.8%)	122 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)								(n/a)									$30,651	$1,908	$28,743
Octorara Elementary School	Public	3-4	104 Highland Rd	Atglen	19310	Chester County	Octorara Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 593-8238	270	26	10.3	98.9%	171 (63.3%)	10 (3.7%)	70 (25.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	40.3	961^st of 1511 public elementary schools	36.4%		46	924^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.4%	37	53.0	47.8		50.2	35.3	39.1		37.4	$28,802	$2,799	$26,004
West Bradford Elementary School	Public	K-5	1475 Broadrun Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 384-9030	623	41	15.1	11.2%	445 (71.4%)	13 (2.1%)	31 (5.0%)	104 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	93.7	52^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	96.6%		92.3	34^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.8%	18	87.6	86.1	76.5	83.3	85.9	90.4	66.0	80.3	$15,705	$427	$15,278
Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School	Public	K-5	435 Dilworth Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-2083	488	33	14.7	11.1%	319 (65.4%)	12 (2.5%)	23 (4.7%)	106 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.3%)	94.7	40^th of 1511 public elementary schools	97.4%		92.3	35^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.7%	5	80.5	88.5	91.5	87.0	78.0	81.1	85.3	81.5	$17,212	$427	$16,785
Beaver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 W Pennsylvania Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 269-2790	531	40	13.3	16.9%	375 (70.6%)	17 (3.2%)	41 (7.7%)	76 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	88.5	147^th of 1511 public elementary schools	90.3%		85.1	190^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.5%	43	79.2	81.7	69.7	76.9	76.4	80.4	58.4	71.9	$17,371	$559	$16,812

Frequently Asked Questions about Rainbow Elementary School

How many students attend Rainbow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Rainbow Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Rainbow Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rainbow Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Scott Middle School
High : Coatesville Area Senior High School

What district is Rainbow Elementary School in?

Coatesville Area School District

Is Rainbow Elementary School a good school?

Rainbow Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rainbow Elementary School?

Students at Rainbow Elementary School are 37% White, 27% African American, 26% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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