Downingtown Area School District

Summary:

The Downingtown Area School District is home to 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district is highly ranked, coming in at 27th out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out as top performers within the district. Downingtown STEM Academy is the top-ranked high school in the state, with over 98% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Keystone Exams. Pickering Valley Elementary School and Shamona Creek Elementary School are also exceptional, ranking 13th and 37th in the state, respectively, and demonstrating strong academic performance across grade levels.

The district as a whole outperforms the state average on Keystone Exams and PSSA assessments, with several schools achieving over 80% proficiency in Math and English Language Arts. However, there is some variation in elementary school performance, with schools like East Ward and Bradford Heights having slightly lower proficiency rates. The district maintains consistent student-teacher ratios across its schools, ranging from 12.7 to 16.3 students per teacher, and spends between $14,848 and $19,303 per student, with the highest-spending schools being the high schools.

District Detail

540 Trestle Place
Downingtown, PA 19335-2643

(610) 269-8460

SchoolDigger Rank:
27^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 13,047

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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
Lionville Middle School	Public	7-8	550 W Uwchlan Ave	Exton	19341	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 524-6300	1,045	76	13.7	13.7%	555 (53.1%)	35 (3.3%)	67 (6.4%)	326 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.9%)	92.2	56^th of 873 public middle schools	93.6%		88.5	75^th of 891 public middle schools	91.6%	19								57.4	54.4	55.9					71.3	69.7	70.6	$17,856	$284	$17,572
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	1,074	83	12.9	15.9%	789 (73.5%)	22 (2.0%)	67 (6.2%)	146 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.5%)	87	95^th of 873 public middle schools	89.1%		89.2	71^st of 891 public middle schools	92.0%	24								50.9	45.2	48.0					65.1	68.8	66.9	$17,913	$284	$17,629
Downingtown High School East Campus	Public	9-12	50 Devon Drive	Exton	19341	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 363-6400	1,708	130	13.1	20.3%	1,082 (63.3%)	49 (2.9%)	151 (8.8%)	328 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (5.7%)	82.7	94^th of 681 public high schools	86.2%		87.8	56^th of 686 public high schools	91.8%	38	68.2	66.1	72.5															$19,417	$284	$19,133
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	1,796	137	13.0	18.9%	1,383 (77.0%)	70 (3.9%)	130 (7.2%)	132 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (4.4%)	86.8	64^th of 681 public high schools	90.6%		86.1	70^th of 686 public high schools	89.8%	6	70.0	73.7	74.4															$19,094	$284	$18,810
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	531	40	13.3	16.9%	375 (70.6%)	17 (3.2%)	41 (7.7%)	76 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	88.5	147^th of 1511 public elementary schools	90.3%		85.1	190^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.5%	43				79.2	81.7	69.7				76.9	76.4	80.4	58.4				71.9	$17,371	$559	$16,812
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	488	33	14.7	11.1%	319 (65.4%)	12 (2.5%)	23 (4.7%)	106 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.3%)	94.7	40^th of 1511 public elementary schools	97.4%		92.3	35^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.7%	5				80.5	88.5	91.5				87.0	78.0	81.1	85.3				81.5	$17,212	$427	$16,785
Pickering Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 Byers Rd	Chester Springs	19425	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 458-5324	423	36	11.7	9.0%	135 (31.9%)	6 (1.4%)	19 (4.5%)	250 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	96.3	13^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.1%		92.7	29^th of 1526 public elementary schools	98.1%	16				89.0	89.0	86.5				88.1	80.6	90.6	87.8				86.1	$17,846	$427	$17,419
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	549	39	13.9	30.4%	291 (53.0%)	32 (5.8%)	53 (9.7%)	129 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	81.9	249^th of 1511 public elementary schools	83.5%		84.2	205^th of 1526 public elementary schools	86.6%	44				64.0	76.7	65.0				68.3	60.6	75.6	67.0				67.4	$16,853	$644	$16,209
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	668	43	15.4	18.0%	471 (70.5%)	13 (1.9%)	56 (8.4%)	91 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	91.6	86^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.3%		92.2	36^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.6%	50				73.9	92.6	78.2				81.3	76.1	87.1	68.2				77.1	$16,719	$503	$16,216
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	623	41	15.1	11.2%	445 (71.4%)	13 (2.1%)	31 (5.0%)	104 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	93.7	52^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	96.6%		92.3	34^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.8%	18				87.6	86.1	76.5				83.3	85.9	90.4	66.0				80.3	$15,705	$427	$15,278
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	537	35	15.2	10.2%	313 (58.3%)	6 (1.1%)	33 (6.1%)	160 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	93.5	55^th of 1511 public elementary schools	96.4%		91.8	46^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.0%	9				82.4	85.2	85.2				84.3	76.7	77.0	77.9				77.2	$16,956	$427	$16,529
Springton Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Fairview Road	Glenmoore	19343	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 942-8950	555	39	14.1	11.9%	458 (82.5%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	36 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	87.4	169^th of 1511 public elementary schools	88.8%		85.7	179^th of 1526 public elementary schools	88.3%	10				77.0	71.8	67.7				72.0	78.1	73.4	66.3				72.6	$15,496	$427	$15,070
Downingtown STEM Academy	Public	9-12	335 Manor Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-8460	962	67	14.3	5.7%	451 (46.9%)	14 (1.5%)	17 (1.8%)	437 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.4%)	99.1	1^st of 681 public high schools	99.9%		99	3^rd of 686 public high schools	99.6%	2	98.8	99.2	99.6															$19,157	$284	$18,873
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	1,066	80	13.3	15.2%	667 (62.6%)	26 (2.4%)	48 (4.5%)	263 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.6%)								(n/a)							66.3			66.3				73.2			73.2	$17,785	$427	$17,358
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	488	36	13.4	8.6%	298 (61.1%)	9 (1.8%)	15 (3.1%)	140 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	94.9	37^th of 1511 public elementary schools	97.6%		90.3	87^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.3%	50				91.9	87.6	80.0				86.3	87.3	77.1	76.0				79.9	$16,979	$427	$16,552
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	534	43	12.4	24.2%	393 (73.6%)	15 (2.8%)	60 (11.2%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	84.2	216^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.7%		82	245^th of 1526 public elementary schools	83.9%	29				89.7	70.7	65.9				74.2	76.1	69.6	53.4				65.6	$17,144	$572	$16,573

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Chester County Technical College High School	3.12 mi	3

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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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