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West Bradford Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

West Bradford Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, serving 624 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the highly-ranked Downingtown Area School District, which is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

West Bradford Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with students performing exceptionally well on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, 83.3% of West Bradford Elementary School students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 67.8% for the Downingtown Area School District and 41.7% for Pennsylvania. The school also excels in PSSA Science, with 95.1% of students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 84.1% for the district and 65.8% for the state.

While West Bradford Elementary School outperforms its nearby counterparts within the Downingtown Area School District, such as Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School and Uwchlan Hills Elementary School, the performance gap narrows when compared to schools outside the district, such as East Bradford Elementary School in the West Chester Area School District and Unionville Elementary School in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, which also demonstrate strong academic results.

623

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,705

Per pupil spending ?

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1475 Broadrun Rd
Downingtown, PA 19335-3529

(610) 384-9030

District: Downingtown Area School District

Students who attend West Bradford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Downingtown Middle School
	Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center
High:	Downingtown High School West Campus

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.4%

Asian:

16.7%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (82% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg70%

Pennsylvania avg45%

52^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Downingtown Area School District

27^th of 606Downingtown Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	52 of 1511	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	34 of 1526	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	47 of 1534	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	59 of 1534	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	92 of 1433	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	124 of 1544	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	70 of 1530	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	87.6	101 of 1547	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	87.4	106 of 1554	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	87.9	93 of 1474	93.7%	★★★★★
2014	79.4	239 of 1467	83.7%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	77 of 1519	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	74.3	412 of 1599	74.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	280 of 1597	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.1	232 of 1579	85.3%	★★★★☆
2009	76.3	305 of 1549	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.1	360 of 1551	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.0	335 of 1555	78.5%	★★★★☆
2006	81.7	180 of 1545	88.3%	★★★★☆
2005	83.2	117 of 1299	91.0%	★★★★★
2004	77.2	300 of 1308	77.1%	★★★★☆
2003	78.8	279 of 1302	78.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	2 of 151	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	2 of 168	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	22 of 160	86.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	8 of 1030	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	74 of 1084	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	26 of 1043	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	26 of 1466	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	24 of 1488	98.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	97.2	3 of 1432	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	15 of 1414	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	103 of 1475	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	69 of 1495	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	99 of 1201	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	87 of 1229	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	83 of 1236	93.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)100th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math83%+42 vs state

English Language Arts80%+32 vs state

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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 (2025)	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 5th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Caln Elementary School	Public	K-5	3609 Lincoln Hwy	Thorndale	19372	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3760	440	35	12.5	103.0%	132 (30.0%)	146 (33.2%)	125 (28.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	17.9	1235^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.3%		17.3	1255^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.8%	20	34.9	18.0	26.2	26.5	28.2	14.5	30.0	24.2	$18,330	$919	$17,411
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
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
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
Reeceville Elementary School	Public	K-5	248 Reeceville Rd	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3785	384	33	11.5	94.0%	121 (31.5%)	98 (25.5%)	127 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.9%)	19.3	1212^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.8%		12.8	1318^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.6%	106	32.6	25.5	14.9	24.1	41.9	28.0	19.2	29.3	$19,063	$1,368	$17,694
East Fallowfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	2254 Strasburg Rd	East Fallowfield Township	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3765	281	27	10.5	112.8%	92 (32.7%)	93 (33.1%)	69 (24.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	26.2	1124^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.6%		19.9	1222^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	19.9%	98	43.4	34.8	18.3	32.4	32.1	39.1	26.5	32.4	$19,022	$994	$18,028
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
East Bradford Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Frank Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-2100	455	38	12.0	17.4%	372 (81.8%)	11 (2.4%)	32 (7.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	86.4	179^th of 1511 public elementary schools	88.2%		86.1	167^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.1%	12	73.2	82.0	63.5	73.1	67.7	80.5	63.0	70.7	$18,061	$118	$17,943
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Bradford Elementary School

What district is West Bradford Elementary School in?

Downingtown Area School District

How many students attend West Bradford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended West Bradford Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of West Bradford Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Bradford Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Downingtown Middle School
Middle : Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center
High : Downingtown High School West Campus

What is the racial makeup of West Bradford Elementary School?

Students at West Bradford Elementary School are 71% White, 17% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is West Bradford Elementary School a good school?

Yes! West Bradford Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 52^nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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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