Fern Hill Elementary School in West Chester PA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Fern Hill Elementary School ranks better than 84.5% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 7^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the West Chester Area School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.15. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71%), Hispanic (17.1%), African American (4.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 22.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fern Hill Elementary School is 13.7, which is the 5^th best among 10 elementary schools in the West Chester Area School District. (See more...)

Compare Fern Hill Elementary School employs 41 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fern Hill Elementary School is $14,574, which is the 3^rd highest among 10 elementary schools in the West Chester Area School District.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Fern Hill Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fern Hill Elementary School 222^nd of 1433 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Fern Hill Elementary School in the ranking list.)

West Chester Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Chester Area School District 43^rd of 579 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fern Hill Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	PA State Percentile
2003	89.18	83^rd	1302	93.6%
2004	87.17	111^th	1308	91.5%
2005	85.68	69^th	1299	94.7%
2006	80.85	210^th	1545	86.4%
2007	78.92	258^th	1555	83.4%
2008	78.07	258^th	1551	83.4%
2009	79.51	214^th	1549	86.2%
2010	79.63	216^th	1579	86.3%
2011	78.88	239^th	1597	85.0%
2012	86.94	25^th	1599	98.4%
2013	82.60	146^th	1519	90.4%
2014	85.46	77^th	1467	94.8%
2015	88.01	88^th	1474	94.0%
2016	87.09	116^th	1554	92.5%
2017	87.74	98^th	1547	93.7%
2018	83.39	208^th	1530	86.4%
2019	80.79	270^th	1544	82.5%
2021	82.15	222^nd	1433	84.5%

Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Pennsylvania Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Fern Hill Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	338	76	15	17	0	n/a	n/a	446
1989	347	75	11	20	0	n/a	n/a	453
1990	367	75	8	17	0	n/a	n/a	467
1991	373	80	12	22	0	n/a	n/a	487
1992	429	66	12	12	0	n/a	n/a	519
1993	420	54	17	17	0	n/a	n/a	508
1994	426	64	13	20	0	n/a	n/a	523
1995	484	75	9	12	0	n/a	n/a	580
1996	484	75	9	12	0	n/a	n/a	580
1997	506	82	12	13	1	n/a	n/a	614
1998	523	86	12	12	2	n/a	n/a	635
1999	469	63	12	7	1	n/a	n/a	552
2000	447	54	15	8	0	n/a	n/a	524
2001	435	51	17	13	1	n/a	n/a	517
2002	374	43	15	18	1	n/a	n/a	451
2003	374	43	15	18	1	n/a	n/a	451
2004	392	36	22	19	0	n/a	n/a	469
2005	413	34	25	23	0	n/a	n/a	495
2006	401	39	24	22	0	n/a	n/a	486
2007	378	39	31	24	0	n/a	n/a	472
2008	360	38	27	20	0	n/a	n/a	445
2009	358	26	29	20	0	n/a	n/a	433
2010	366	35	29	32	0	n/a	n/a	462
2011	359	37	30	34	1	0	0	461
2012	370	30	30	40	2	0	0	472
2013	344	24	28	37	1	0	0	434
2014	374	38	26	50	1	0	6	495
2015	364	34	26	51	1	0	8	484
2016	389	26	27	60	1	0	7	510
2017	390	30	25	75	0	0	12	532
2018	414	30	27	71	0	0	15	557
2019	396	19	23	85	0	0	15	538
2020	398	22	25	86	0	0	17	548
2021	402	26	23	97	0	0	18	566

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fern Hill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	446	24.0	18.5	n/a
1989	453	29.7	15.2	n/a
1990	467	29.7	15.7	0
1991	487	30.5	15.9	n/a
1992	519	32.1	16.1	n/a
1993	508	23.3	21.8	n/a
1994	523	25.6	20.4	n/a
1995	580	26.3	22.1	n/a
1996	580	26.3	22.1	n/a
1997	614	30.4	20.2	n/a
1998	635	31.6	20.1	n/a
1999	552	30.6	18.0	n/a
2000	524	29.6	17.7	6.9
2001	517	28.3	18.3	7.7
2002	451	27.0	16.7	7.8
2003	451	27.0	16.7	7.8
2004	469	35.1	13.4	5.8
2005	495	36.7	13.5	7.1
2006	486	30.3	16.0	8.6
2007	472	29.9	15.8	11.7
2008	445	39.8	11.2	11
2009	433	32.9	13.1	10.6
2010	462	31.8	14.5	12.1
2011	461	31.3	14.7	16.1
2012	472	31.3	15.0	16.5
2013	434	34.0	12.7	14.7
2014	495	33.1	14.9	20.4
2015	484	35.0	13.8	19
2016	510	35.0	14.5	19
2017	532	36.1	14.7	20.5
2018	557	39.1	14.2	23
2019	538	38.1	14.0	23.8
2020	548	40.0	13.6	23.2
2021	566	41.0	13.7	22.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Fern Hill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	446	24.0	18.5	n/a
1989	453	29.7	15.2	n/a
1990	467	29.7	15.7	0
1991	487	30.5	15.9	n/a
1992	519	32.1	16.1	n/a
1993	508	23.3	21.8	n/a
1994	523	25.6	20.4	n/a
1995	580	26.3	22.1	n/a
1996	580	26.3	22.1	n/a
1997	614	30.4	20.2	n/a
1998	635	31.6	20.1	n/a
1999	552	30.6	18.0	n/a
2000	524	29.6	17.7	6.9
2001	517	28.3	18.3	7.7
2002	451	27.0	16.7	7.8
2003	451	27.0	16.7	7.8
2004	469	35.1	13.4	5.8
2005	495	36.7	13.5	7.1
2006	486	30.3	16.0	8.6
2007	472	29.9	15.8	11.7
2008	445	39.8	11.2	11
2009	433	32.9	13.1	10.6
2010	462	31.8	14.5	12.1
2011	461	31.3	14.7	16.1
2012	472	31.3	15.0	16.5
2013	434	34.0	12.7	14.7
2014	495	33.1	14.9	20.4
2015	484	35.0	13.8	19
2016	510	35.0	14.5	19
2017	532	36.1	14.7	20.5
2018	557	39.1	14.2	23
2019	538	38.1	14.0	23.8
2020	548	40.0	13.6	23.2
2021	566	41.0	13.7	22.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Fern Hill Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$462 (3.2%)	$14,064 (96.8%)	$14,526
2020	$420 (2.9%)	$14,154 (97.1%)	$14,574

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fern Hill Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 270^th of 1544 Elementary schools	Ranks 222^nd of 1433 Elementary schools	2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Fern Hill Elementary School)	78.8	54.4	24.4%
3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	56	47.3	8.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fern Hill Elementary School)	80	68.4	11.6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	61.9	58.3	3.6%
4th Grade Math (Fern Hill Elementary School)	51.9	63	11.1%
4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	46.2	35.5	10.7%
4th Grade Science (Fern Hill Elementary School)	92.4	92.8	0.4%
4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)	77.8	75.8	2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Fern Hill Elementary School)	76.9	81.1	4.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	63.6	56.6	7%
5th Grade Math (Fern Hill Elementary School)	72	66	6%
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	43	36.1	6.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Fern Hill Elementary School)	84.8	70.4	14.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	58.5	55	3.5%
All Grades Math (Fern Hill Elementary School)	67.8	60.9	6.9%
All Grades Science (Fern Hill Elementary School)	92.4	92.8	0.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Fern Hill Elementary School)	80.8	73.2	7.6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	538	566	5.2%
African American	19	26	36.8%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	23	23
Hispanic	85	97	14.1%
Pacific Islander	0	0
Two or More Races	15	18	20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	23.8%	22.4%	1.4%

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