Is Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School a good school?

Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School ranks 329 th of 1534 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 557 students attended Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School?

Students at Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School are 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Stetson Middle School High : West Chester Bayard Rustin High School

Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School in West Chester PA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School ranks better than 78.6% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 9^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the West Chester Area School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.95. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the West Chester Area School District. Racial makeup is: White (77%), Hispanic (9.5%), two or more races (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 16.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School is 12.7, which is the 3^rd best among 10 elementary schools in the West Chester Area School District. (See more...)

Compare Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School employs 43.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School is $15,080, which is the 4^th highest among 10 elementary schools in the West Chester Area School District.

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Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School 329^th of 1534 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School in the ranking list.)

West Chester Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Chester Area School District 54^th of 599 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	PA State Percentile
2003	76.45	325^th	1302	75.0%
2004	77.54	287^th	1308	78.1%
2005	79.55	206^th	1299	84.1%
2006	82.37	152^nd	1545	90.2%
2007	77.06	310^th	1555	80.1%
2008	81.15	178^th	1551	88.5%
2009	83.20	110^th	1549	92.9%
2010	84.07	80^th	1579	94.9%
2011	84.45	85^th	1597	94.7%
2012	84.76	63^rd	1599	96.1%
2013	84.43	91^st	1519	94.0%
2014	85.34	82^nd	1467	94.4%
2015	86.50	124^th	1474	91.6%
2016	79.74	280^th	1554	82.0%
2017	85.29	161^st	1547	89.6%
2018	87.04	119^th	1530	92.2%
2019	83.61	200^th	1544	87.0%
2021	84.57	171^st	1433	88.1%
2022	77.95	329^th	1534	78.6%

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

Data source: Pennsylvania Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1992	428	40	12	10	1	n/a	n/a	491
1993	444	50	9	12	1	n/a	n/a	516
1994	483	52	10	11	1	n/a	n/a	557
1995	461	47	13	15	1	n/a	n/a	537
1996	461	47	13	15	1	n/a	n/a	537
1997	454	48	13	18	0	n/a	n/a	533
1998	449	52	7	14	0	n/a	n/a	522
1999	487	51	12	19	0	n/a	n/a	569
2000	501	50	16	18	0	n/a	n/a	585
2001	504	54	28	13	3	n/a	n/a	602
2002	440	48	28	20	4	n/a	n/a	540
2003	440	48	28	20	4	n/a	n/a	540
2004	478	45	31	14	3	n/a	n/a	571
2005	498	36	34	24	3	n/a	n/a	595
2006	495	40	30	22	1	n/a	n/a	588
2007	505	35	37	27	0	n/a	n/a	604
2008	507	38	39	29	0	n/a	n/a	613
2009	507	26	35	30	0	n/a	n/a	598
2010	525	25	39	33	0	n/a	n/a	622
2011	519	30	37	28	0	1	0	615
2012	537	26	31	39	1	2	0	636
2013	524	30	36	40	2	2	7	641
2014	507	26	38	40	0	2	5	618
2015	527	22	44	45	0	2	3	643
2016	457	39	35	46	0	1	2	580
2017	449	32	32	54	0	1	12	580
2018	458	33	26	42	0	0	19	578
2019	453	27	21	51	0	0	26	578
2020	443	28	22	59	0	0	26	578
2021	442	23	21	58	0	0	22	566
2022	429	27	15	53	0	0	33	557

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 Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	491	31.9	15.3	n/a
1993	516	0.0	0.0	n/a
1994	557	25.8	21.6	n/a
1995	537	25.7	20.9	n/a
1996	537	25.7	20.9	n/a
1997	533	26.0	20.5	n/a
1998	522	26.8	19.5	n/a
1999	569	29.7	19.2	n/a
2000	585	32.4	18.1	6.3
2001	602	30.7	19.6	7.8
2002	540	27.7	19.5	8.3
2003	540	27.7	19.5	8.3
2004	571	29.6	19.3	9.6
2005	595	30.8	19.3	7.6
2006	588	32.6	18.0	5.8
2007	604	31.8	19.0	6.3
2008	613	43.2	14.2	6.4
2009	598	38.0	15.7	5.9
2010	622	36.7	16.9	7.6
2011	615	38.5	15.9	6.5
2012	636	38.2	16.6	10.1
2013	641	39.5	16.1	9.7
2014	618	37.6	16.4	8.7
2015	643	38.0	16.9	9.6
2016	580	38.0	15.2	13.3
2017	580	38.1	15.2	14.5
2018	578	38.0	15.1	14.2
2019	578	38.7	14.9	13.8
2020	578	39.0	14.8	16.6
2021	566	42.1	13.4	17.5
2022	557	43.6	12.7	16.2

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 Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	491	31.9	15.3	n/a
1993	516	0.0	0.0	n/a
1994	557	25.8	21.6	n/a
1995	537	25.7	20.9	n/a
1996	537	25.7	20.9	n/a
1997	533	26.0	20.5	n/a
1998	522	26.8	19.5	n/a
1999	569	29.7	19.2	n/a
2000	585	32.4	18.1	6.3
2001	602	30.7	19.6	7.8
2002	540	27.7	19.5	8.3
2003	540	27.7	19.5	8.3
2004	571	29.6	19.3	9.6
2005	595	30.8	19.3	7.6
2006	588	32.6	18.0	5.8
2007	604	31.8	19.0	6.3
2008	613	43.2	14.2	6.4
2009	598	38.0	15.7	5.9
2010	622	36.7	16.9	7.6
2011	615	38.5	15.9	6.5
2012	636	38.2	16.6	10.1
2013	641	39.5	16.1	9.7
2014	618	37.6	16.4	8.7
2015	643	38.0	16.9	9.6
2016	580	38.0	15.2	13.3
2017	580	38.1	15.2	14.5
2018	578	38.0	15.1	14.2
2019	578	38.7	14.9	13.8
2020	578	39.0	14.8	16.6
2021	566	42.1	13.4	17.5
2022	557	43.6	12.7	16.2

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 Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$137 (1.0%)	$13,666 (99.0%)	$13,803
2020	$151 (1.1%)	$13,601 (98.9%)	$13,752
2021	$515 (3.4%)	$14,565 (96.6%)	$15,080

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sarah W Starkweather 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 (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 200^th of 1544 Elementary schools	Ranks 329^th of 1534 Elementary schools	8.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School)	69.9	54.1	15.8%
3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	56	47.8	8.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School)	79.6	65.9	13.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	61.9	52.4	9.5%
4th Grade Math (Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School)	71.3	71.6	0.3%
4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	46.2	42.3	3.9%
4th Grade Science (Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School)	94.2	87.8	6.4%
4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)	77.8	73.7	4.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School)	83.5	77.9	5.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	63.6	52.2	11.4%
5th Grade Math (Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School)	67.7	51.2	16.5%
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	43	35.5	7.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School)	85	70.4	14.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	58.5	53.6	4.9%
All Grades Math (Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School)	69.5	57.8	11.7%
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)	42.4	34.4	8%
All Grades Science (Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School)	94.2	87.8	6.4%
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)	68	62.2	5.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School)	82.7	70.8	11.9%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	60.9	54.6	6.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	578	566	2.1%
African American	27	23	14.8%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	21	21
Hispanic	51	58	13.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	453	442	2.4%
Two or More Races	26	22	15.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	13.8%	17.5%	3.7%

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Middle:	Stetson Middle School
High:	West Chester Bayard Rustin High School