Elementary Schools in Great Valley School District

Summary:

The Great Valley School District in Pennsylvania is home to 4 elementary schools that serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade. These schools, including Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School, General Wayne Elementary School, Sugartown Elementary School, and Charlestown Elementary School, have demonstrated a range of academic performance and school quality metrics.

Among the standout schools, General Wayne Elementary School and Charlestown Elementary School have consistently outperformed the district and state averages in PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency. General Wayne Elementary School, in particular, ranked 173rd out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2024-2025, the highest ranking among the 4 schools, and earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2022-2023, the only school in the list to do so.

While the schools in the Great Valley School District generally outperformed the state averages in PSSA testing, there were some notable differences in performance. Sugartown Elementary School had the lowest proficiency rates among the 4 schools, particularly in English Language Arts. Additionally, the data suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic factors, as measured by free and reduced-price lunch rates, and academic performance, with schools like Charlestown Elementary School, which had the lowest percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, tending to have higher proficiency rates.

District Detail

100 Lindenwood Dr
Malvern, PA 19355-1539

(610) 889-2100

SchoolDigger Rank:
64^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 4,822

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 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
General Wayne Elementary School	Public	K-4	20 Devon Road	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 647-6651	542	41	13.2	17.3%	301 (55.5%)	15 (2.8%)	39 (7.2%)	157 (29.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	87.1	173^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	88.6%		84.2	206^th of 1526 public elementary schools	86.5%	33	73.0	75.2	74.1	71.0	79.4	75.1	$20,645	$318	$20,327
Charlestown Elementary School	Public	K-4	2060 Charlestown Rd	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 935-1555	414	27	15.3	9.2%	224 (54.1%)	3 (0.7%)	51 (12.3%)	105 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.0%)	82.9	240^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.1%		83	224^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.3%	16	75.3	70.5	72.8	66.3	68.4	67.4	$24,135	$318	$23,817
Sugartown Elementary School	Public	K-4	611 Sugartown Rd	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 699-1500	449	36	12.4	30.3%	232 (51.7%)	10 (2.2%)	82 (18.3%)	97 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.0%)	67	532^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	64.8%		64.4	603^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	60.5%	71	56.8	66.7	62.0	54.8	57.2	56.1	$21,267	$676	$20,591
Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School	Public	K-4	354 Swedesford Rd	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 644-1790	426	38	11.3	37.3%	172 (40.4%)	13 (3.1%)	71 (16.7%)	147 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	80.5	272^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	82.0%		78.7	316^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.3%	44	76.0	66.3	71.0	72.0	59.8	65.8	$21,125	$716	$20,409

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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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