Best Public Schools in Zip Code 19045

Summary:

There is only one school located in the 19045 zip code, Toby Farms Intermediate School, a public middle school serving grades 4-8 with 299 students. The school is part of the Chester-Upland School District, which is ranked 576 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Toby Farms Intermediate School faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates on the PSSA tests that are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 1.5% of Toby Farms students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 40.4%. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are also low, with only 12.5% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53%. Despite the high per-student spending in the Chester-Upland School District, the academic outcomes at Toby Farms Intermediate School remain poor.

The school's 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate suggests that the student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges, which may contribute to the low academic performance. Additionally, the relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 at Toby Farms Intermediate School does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, raising questions about the effective use of resources. Overall, the data indicates that Toby Farms Intermediate School is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and a comprehensive review and improvement plan may be necessary for the school and the broader Chester-Upland School District.

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Toby Farms Intermediate School	Public	4-8	201 Bridgewater Road	Chester	19045	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3815	299	27	11.0	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	255 (85.3%)	37 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5.9	869^th of 891 public middle schools	2.5%		6.6	861^st of 893 public middle schools	3.6%	8	2.0	0.0	2.5	1.5	13.7	13.7	17.7	8.4	10.1	12.5	$24,712	$2,680	$22,031

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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