West Chester Area School District

Summary:

The West Chester Area School District is a high-performing school district in Pennsylvania, comprising 17 schools across 11 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high school campuses. The district is known for its exceptional academic performance, with several standout schools ranking among the top in the state.

At the elementary level, Mary C Howse Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 105th out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive test scores, with over 75% of students proficient or better in Math and English Language Arts. Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School and East Goshen Elementary School also rank among the top 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with strong test scores and high ratings.

At the secondary level, the district's high schools are highly competitive, with all three schools - West Chester Henderson High School, West Chester East High School, and West Chester Bayard Rustin High School - ranking in the top 20% of Pennsylvania high schools. The district's middle schools also perform exceptionally well, with all three schools ranking in the top 20% of Pennsylvania middle schools, ensuring a smooth transition for students from elementary to secondary education.

District Detail

782 Springdale Drive
Exton, PA 19341-2850

(484) 266-1000

SchoolDigger Rank:
71^st of 606 Pennsylvania districts

See the 2023 Pennsylvania District rankings!

Grades served: K-12
Students: 12,117

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
West Chester Bayard Rustin High School	Public	9-12	1100 Shiloh Road	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-4300	1,210	91	13.2	16.3%	970 (80.2%)	67 (5.5%)	70 (5.8%)	66 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (2.9%)	79.8	113^th of 674 public high schools	83.2%		87.7	39^th of 634 public high schools	93.8%	74	49.7	56.4	86.4																		$18,316	$290	$18,025
East Bradford Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Frank Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-2100	470	36	13.1	16.0%	382 (81.3%)	15 (3.2%)	42 (8.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	86.4	168^th of 1534 public elementary schools	89.0%		84.6	208^th of 1534 public elementary schools	86.4%	40				68.5	82.4	63.1				70.6	92.7		92.7	73.6	84.0	77.7				78.3	$16,945	$315	$16,630
East Goshen Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 N Chester Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-1500	510	36	14.0	18.4%	396 (77.6%)	19 (3.7%)	47 (9.2%)	21 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	87.1	156^th of 1534 public elementary schools	89.8%		86.5	171^st of 1534 public elementary schools	88.9%	15				75.6	75.0	59.5				70.1	93.0		93.0	76.7	79.5	83.5				79.7	$16,523	$307	$16,215
Stetson Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 Wilmington Pike	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-2700	843	67	12.5	18.1%	665 (78.9%)	49 (5.8%)	53 (6.3%)	38 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.4%)	79.4	154^th of 893 public middle schools	82.8%		83	113^th of 883 public middle schools	87.2%	41							39.0	40.9	30.3	36.6		77.0	77.0				73.7	70.6	75.7	73.3	$17,529	$279	$17,250
E N Peirce Middle School	Public	6-8	1314 Burke Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-2500	1,018	85	12.0	19.6%	717 (70.4%)	44 (4.3%)	128 (12.6%)	87 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.0%)	79.3	155^th of 893 public middle schools	82.6%		82.4	119^th of 883 public middle schools	86.5%	36							48.0	52.5	30.2	43.2		71.6	71.6				68.8	69.7	62.4	66.8	$16,975	$286	$16,689
West Chester Henderson High School	Public	9-12	400 Montgomery Ave	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-3300	1,429	94	15.1	16.1%	1,060 (74.2%)	64 (4.5%)	142 (9.9%)	128 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	31 (2.2%)	81.6	100^th of 674 public high schools	85.2%		85.5	59^th of 634 public high schools	90.7%	41	55.8	63.0	78.3																		$17,800	$313	$17,487
Fern Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	915 Lincoln Ave	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-1600	391	37	10.5	24.3%	263 (67.3%)	19 (4.9%)	49 (12.5%)	40 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	75.7	358^th of 1534 public elementary schools	76.7%		83.4	232^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	84.9%	126				62.9	60.0	59.7				61.0	88.0		88.0	66.7	72.6	64.5				67.5	$17,961	$691	$17,270
Exton Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 S Hendricks Ave	Exton	19341	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-1400	442	38	11.7	15.8%	231 (52.3%)	20 (4.5%)	22 (5.0%)	139 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	78.3	318^th of 1534 public elementary schools	79.3%		80.4	282^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	81.6%	36				71.4	75.4	45.1				63.1	88.3		88.3	67.8	75.0	70.4				71.0	$17,170	$317	$16,853
Mary C Howse Elementary School	Public	K-5	641 W Boot Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-1300	493	34	14.7	7.7%	224 (45.4%)	18 (3.7%)	30 (6.1%)	192 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	89.5	105^th of 1534 public elementary schools	93.2%		85.9	183^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	88.1%	78				76.0	65.6	81.1				73.5	94.6		94.6	81.6	83.7	86.5				84.0	$16,230	$376	$15,854
Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	750 Westbourne Road	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-1800	545	38	14.5	14.7%	427 (78.3%)	26 (4.8%)	38 (7.0%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	85.6	182^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	88.1%		84.6	209^th of 1534 public elementary schools	86.4%	27				77.9	67.0	58.3				67.8	89.6		89.6	83.2	74.2	82.4				79.8	$14,637	$318	$14,318
Glen Acres Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 Delancey Pl	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-1700	485	35	13.8	23.9%	351 (72.4%)	31 (6.4%)	45 (9.3%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	69.8	495^th of 1534 public elementary schools	67.7%		84.1	222^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	85.5%	273				54.1	67.1	53.2				57.8	94.5		94.5	51.8	72.6	60.8				61.3	$18,203	$583	$17,620
Penn Wood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1470 Johnny's Way	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-1900	463	33	13.9	14.7%	374 (80.8%)	13 (2.8%)	16 (3.5%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	84.4	205^th of 1534 public elementary schools	86.6%		75.8	367^th of 1534 public elementary schools	76.1%	162				76.2	69.6	71.4				72.6	88.4		88.4	73.9	66.2	76.2				72.5	$15,428	$320	$15,108
J R Fugett Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Ellis Ln	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-2900	908	78	11.6	23.0%	626 (68.9%)	48 (5.3%)	102 (11.2%)	81 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.6%)	77.6	168^th of 893 public middle schools	81.2%		78.6	153^rd of 883 public middle schools	82.7%	15							49.2	44.2	27.8	39.9		65.5	65.5				66.6	77.6	67.4	70.1	$17,678	$293	$17,385
West Chester East High School	Public	9-12	450 Ellis Ln	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-3800	1,251	90	13.9	20.1%	900 (71.9%)	76 (6.1%)	137 (11.0%)	95 (7.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (3.1%)	82.1	97^th of 674 public high schools	85.6%		85.7	58^th of 634 public high schools	90.9%	39	52.2	60.1	84.1																		$17,877	$272	$17,605
Hillsdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 W Market St	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-2000	545	43	12.5	18.2%	419 (76.9%)	13 (2.4%)	71 (13.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	84.8	196^th of 1534 public elementary schools	87.2%		83.9	223^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	85.5%	27				70.1	73.0	68.2				70.6	89.0		89.0	73.6	75.0	76.5				75.0	$16,452	$590	$15,862
Greystone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1195 Aram Ave	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-2300	536	39	13.8	25.0%	367 (68.5%)	21 (3.9%)	87 (16.2%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	69.4	509^th of 1534 public elementary schools	66.8%					(n/a)				61.5	64.4	40.6				56.2	83.2		83.2	54.0	77.2	62.0				65.6	$15,778	$304	$15,474
Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School	Public	K-5	1050 Wilmington Pike	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 266-2200	578	42	13.7	18.2%	447 (77.3%)	32 (5.5%)	48 (8.3%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	72.9	432^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	71.8%		77.9	329^th of 1534 public elementary schools	78.6%	103				49.4	62.1	53.4				55.7	88.2		88.2	62.5	70.2	73.3				68.6	$16,974	$521	$16,453

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School	3.48 mi	1
21st Century Cyber Charter School	3.58 mi	1	254^th
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	4.8 mi	6	10^th
Garnet Valley School District	4.97 mi	5	30^th
Great Valley School District	5.78 mi	6	59^th

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