Best Public Schools in Marcus Hook, PA

Summary:

The city of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania has only one public elementary school, Marcus Hook Elementary School, which serves grades K-4 with an enrollment of 254 students. The school is part of the Chichester School District, which is ranked 419 out of 610 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marcus Hook Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years. The school's proficiency rates on statewide assessments are significantly below state averages, with just 28.5% proficiency in PSSA Math, 64.9% in PSSA Science, and 38.9% in PSSA English Language Arts. Additionally, 99.61% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty population.

Despite the low academic performance, Marcus Hook Elementary spends a relatively high amount per student ($23,412) and has a small student-teacher ratio of 9.4 to 1. These factors suggest that the school may be struggling to effectively allocate resources and provide a high-quality education to its students. Further investigation would be needed to understand the root causes of the school's underperformance and identify strategies to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)			PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marcus Hook Elementary School	Public	K-4	711 Market Street	Marcus Hook	19061	Delaware County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 485-6881	254	29	8.7	85.0%	78 (30.7%)	103 (40.6%)	29 (11.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (16.9%)	24	1161^st of 1526 public elementary schools	23.9%		21.7	1206^th of 1534 public elementary schools	21.4%	45	30.9	26.4	28.5	64.9	64.9	42.9	35.1	38.9	$23,412	$1,713	$21,699

Cities Near Marcus Hook

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aston	0.59 mi	6	358^th
Boothwyn	0.61 mi	3	602^nd
Linwood	1.93 mi	1	684^th
Garnet Valley	2.17 mi	1	53^rd
Chester	2.5 mi	7	728^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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