Elementary school (grades K-5) · Ardmore, PA

Chestnutwold El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Chestnutwold El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 421167001876
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👥 S:T ratio
42
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
49
📋 Attendance
92
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Chestnutwold El Sch earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.

63
Resource Index · Higher
14.5:1
students per teacher
15.3%
free-lunch eligible
566
students enrolled

Chestnutwold El Sch has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

Ardmore, PA 19003
District: Haverford Township Sd · Pennsylvania

NCES ID 421167001876 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+11 students YoY

Chestnutwold El Sch held near 600 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 39.4 → 41.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+11 students YoY 421167001876 · Ardmore, PA Elementary · MID · TRAD

566 enr · 14.5:1 · 15.3% lunch · RII 63

Nearest enrollment peer: Haverford Shs (1,994 students)

Chestnutwold El Sch held near 600 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount). Teacher FTE added 39.4 → 41.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

Chestnutwold El Sch in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Chestnutwold El Sch reports 566 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Chestnutwold El Sch compares

Chestnutwold El Sch held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.5:1 ▲ 7% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 15.3% ▼ 74% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 566 top 34% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.5:1
Leaner classes than 52% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
566
Bigger than 69% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
15.3%
free-lunch eligible - 74% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
14.5:1
students per teacher - 7% above state mean
Top 69% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 31% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
3.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$18,297
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.2 FTE
Per 257 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 79.2%
Two or More 9.4%
African American 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino 4.4%
Asian 2.1%

Largest group: White at 79.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.9, Chestnutwold El Sch is about as mixed as the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Haverford Township Sd reports $18,297 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Chestnutwold El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Haverford Shs Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Haverford Ms Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Manoa El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Chatham Park El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Lynnewood El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Chestnutwold El Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Haverford Township Sd · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~566 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Chestnutwold El Sch

How many students attend Chestnutwold El Sch?

Chestnutwold El Sch has 566 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Ardmore, PA. CCD year-over-year: 589 (2022-23) → 600 (2023-24), nearly flat (+11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Chestnutwold El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Chestnutwold El Sch is 14.5:1, which is 7% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 8% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Chestnutwold El Sch?

15.3% of students at Chestnutwold El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Chestnutwold El Sch?

The largest demographic group at Chestnutwold El Sch is White at 79.2% of enrollment, in Ardmore, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Chestnutwold El Sch?

Chestnutwold El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Haverford Township Sd?

Besides Chestnutwold El Sch, Haverford Township Sd also operates Haverford Shs (1,994 students), Haverford Ms (1,578 students), and Manoa El Sch (706 students). See the Haverford Township Sd district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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