Best Public Schools in Downingtown, PA

Summary:

The Downingtown, Pennsylvania area is home to a high-performing school district, the Downingtown Area School District, which includes 13 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The district is ranked 25th out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out as top performers, including Downingtown STEM Academy, a high school ranked 3rd out of 686 Pennsylvania high schools with exceptional test scores, and Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School and Uwchlan Hills Elementary School, both ranked in the top 50 out of 1,526 Pennsylvania elementary schools. The district's elementary schools generally outperform the middle and high schools on statewide assessments.

While the district as a whole is high-performing, there is some variation in performance within the elementary schools, with East Ward Elementary and Beaver Creek Elementary lagging slightly behind the top-ranked elementary schools. The Chester County Technical College High School - Brandywine Campus is the lowest-performing school in the district, with very low statewide rankings and limited recent test score data available.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Chester County Technical College High School - Brandywine Campus	Public	9-12	443 Boot Road	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Chester County Technical College High School	No	No	No	No	(484) 593-5100	93	32	2.8		79 (84.9%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (12.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Downingtown Middle School	Public	7-8	115 Rock Raymond Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 518-0685	1,154	84	13.7	13.3%	858 (74.4%)	44 (3.8%)	61 (5.3%)	138 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.5%)	89.2	71^st of 891 public middle schools	92.0%		81.9	131^st of 893 public middle schools	85.3%	60								49.0	48.7	48.9		77.3	77.3					72.4	73.9	73.1	$15,813	$214	$15,600
Downingtown High School West Campus	Public	9-12	445 Manor Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-4400	1,798	136	13.2	15.6%	1,456 (81.0%)	64 (3.6%)	128 (7.1%)	93 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (3.1%)	86.1	70^th of 686 public high schools	89.8%		81.4	102^nd of 674 public high schools	84.9%	32	62.9	68.4	81.6																		$17,030	$214	$16,816
Beaver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 W Pennsylvania Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 269-2790	527	38	13.7	19.0%	378 (71.7%)	14 (2.7%)	35 (6.6%)	75 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.6%)	85.1	190^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.5%		81.9	246^th of 1534 public elementary schools	84.0%	56				77.4	66.7	65.7				70.1	92.0		92.0	76.2	78.2	74.0				76.3	$14,764	$435	$14,329
Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School	Public	K-5	435 Dilworth Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-2083	479	33	14.6	10.6%	335 (69.9%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.0%)	90 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.3%)	92.3	35^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.7%		92.2	53^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	96.5%	18				73.9	90.3	88.9				83.8	98.6		98.6	78.1	90.5	86.6				84.8	$15,213	$293	$14,920
East Ward Elementary School	Public	K-5	435 Washington Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 269-8282	540	35	15.2	26.3%	300 (55.6%)	30 (5.6%)	45 (8.3%)	109 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.4%)	84.2	205^th of 1526 public elementary schools	86.6%		84.6	203^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	86.8%	2				70.3	72.8	68.2				70.5	93.5		93.5	70.2	77.2	73.0				73.4	$15,247	$483	$14,764
Lionville Elementary School	Public	K-5	526 W Uwchlan Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 363-6580	652	40	16.3	14.6%	473 (72.5%)	14 (2.1%)	49 (7.5%)	84 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	92.2	36^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.6%		85.1	189^th of 1534 public elementary schools	87.7%	153				86.9	83.3	82.9				84.3	96.5		96.5	81.8	80.1	81.5				81.2	$15,080	$367	$14,714
West Bradford Elementary School	Public	K-5	1475 Broadrun Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 384-9030	637	46	13.9	8.6%	471 (73.9%)	13 (2.0%)	23 (3.6%)	98 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	92.3	34^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.8%		92.4	47^th of 1534 public elementary schools	96.9%	13				80.4	83.5	76.4				80.0	95.1		95.1	89.5	85.5	82.5				85.5	$14,043	$293	$13,750
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Peck Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-5656	521	37	13.9	11.1%	361 (69.3%)	10 (1.9%)	34 (6.5%)	90 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	91.8	46^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.0%		88.6	123^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	92.0%	77				87.6	84.9	71.4				81.1	94.2		94.2	83.5	87.2	79.6				83.3	$15,225	$293	$14,932
Downingtown STEM Academy	Public	9-12	335 Manor Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-8460	924	66	13.9	5.8%	462 (50.0%)	18 (1.9%)	21 (2.3%)	385 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.0%)	99	3^rd of 686 public high schools	99.6%		98.8	1^st of 674 public high schools	99.9%	2	98.9	99.6	100.0																		$17,679	$214	$17,465
Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center	Public	6	489 Dorlan Mill Road	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-8460	1,046	78	13.3	13.1%	707 (67.6%)	30 (2.9%)	58 (5.5%)	203 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.4%)								(n/a)							57.9			57.9							67.5			67.5	$15,895	$293	$15,602
Shamona Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Dorlan Mill Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 458-8703	543	37	14.5	6.4%	329 (60.6%)	6 (1.1%)	22 (4.1%)	164 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	90.3	87^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.9	61^st of 1534 public elementary schools	96.0%	26				81.7	75.0	90.7				82.5	94.1		94.1	73.2	81.5	89.7				81.6	$14,861	$293	$14,568
Bradford Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	1330 Romig Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 269-6021	560	40	14.0	19.8%	421 (75.2%)	22 (3.9%)	53 (9.5%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.0%)	82	245^th of 1526 public elementary schools	83.9%		76.4	345^th of 1534 public elementary schools	77.5%	100				70.7	75.0	65.2				69.8	86.9		86.9	80.9	61.9	71.3				71.6	$15,609	$402	$15,207

Cities Near Downingtown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Thorndale	2.4 mi	1	703^rd
Exton	2.85 mi	6	574^th
West Chester	3.79 mi	19	146^th
Coatesville	4.22 mi	7	691^st
Chester Springs	4.64 mi	2	13^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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