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Octorara Intermediate School

Serves grades 5 - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
221 Highland Road
Atglen, PA 19310
Phone
(610) 593-4608
District
Octorara Area SD
County
CHESTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
305
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.9% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Octorara Intermediate School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
48%
55%
54%
41%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
46%
41%
55%
16%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 158 51.8%
Grade 6 147 48.2%
Total 305 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.0% 72.3% 64.5%
Black 7.0% 5.9% 15.4%
Hispanic 24.0% 21.4% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.7% 49.4% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 51.8% 46.8% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 2.7% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,529 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 233.3 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.7% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.4% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.3% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.3% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,257 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.3% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.7% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 26.1% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.0% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.6% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.7% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.5% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,947 $24,789,000 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $942 $1,955,000 3.6%
Staff $672 $1,395,000 2.6%
General Administration $351 $729,000 1.3%
School Administration $987 $2,047,000 3.8%
Operation $1,426 $2,958,000 5.5%
Transportation $1,193 $2,476,000 4.6%
Other $708 $1,469,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,279 $13,029,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,905 $16,402,000 30.3%
Total Expenditures $26,130 $54,220,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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