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

Radnor El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Radnor El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 421992000609
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
87
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Radnor El Sch earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.

52
Resource Index · Higher
12.6:1
students per teacher
10.5%
free-lunch eligible
554
students enrolled

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

School address

Enrollment

554

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

44.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.6:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

-7% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

10.5%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

-82% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Radnor El Sch compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:112.6:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Radnor El Sch

Radnor El Sch is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Radnor, Pennsylvania, enrolling 554 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of Pennsylvania schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 10.5% free-meal eligibility runs 82% below the Pennsylvania average.

With 554 students, its enrollment sits close to the Pennsylvania median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Against 308 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #136.

Its student body is led by White (70%) and Asian (11%) (diversity index 48/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 554 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 5.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Radnor Township Sd spends $25,264 per pupil, 41% above the Pennsylvania average, a better-resourced district than most.

Radnor Township Sd also operates Radnor Shs (1,146 students) and Radnor Ms (808 students) alongside Radnor El Sch.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Radnor El Sch compares

Radnor El Sch on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.6:1 ▼ 7% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 10.5% ▼ 82% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 554 top 36% - -

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

12.6:1
Leaner classes than 70% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
554
Bigger than 68% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
10.5%
free-lunch eligible - 82% 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
12.6:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 38% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 62% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
5.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$25,264
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 554 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 70.0%
Asian 10.8%
Two or More 9.4%
Hispanic or Latino 6.1%
African American 3.6%

Largest group: White at 70.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 48.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 48.4, Radnor El Sch is more mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Radnor Township Sd, which includes Radnor El Sch.

$25,264
Per student
+41%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+52%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 81.1%
State 14.6%
Federal 4.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Radnor El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Radnor Shs Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Radnor Ms Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Ithan El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Wayne El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Radnor Township Sd · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Radnor El Sch's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Radnor El Sch

How many students attend Radnor El Sch?

Radnor El Sch has 554 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Radnor, PA.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Radnor El Sch is 12.6:1, which is 7% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

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

10.5% of students at Radnor El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

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

The largest demographic group at Radnor El Sch is White at 70.0% of enrollment, in Radnor, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Radnor El Sch?

Radnor El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Radnor El Sch a good school?

Radnor El Sch earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Radnor Township Sd?

Besides Radnor El Sch, Radnor Township Sd also operates Radnor Shs (1,146 students), Radnor Ms (808 students), and Ithan El Sch (538 students). See the Radnor Township Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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

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