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General Wayne Elementary School

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General Wayne Elementary School ranks 173 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

General Wayne Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, serving 657 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Great Valley School District, which is ranked 64 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

General Wayne Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance. The school's PSSA test scores significantly exceed the state averages in Math, English Language Arts, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 74.1% in Math and 75.1% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in Science, with 95.2% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 65.8%.

While General Wayne Elementary School serves a more diverse student population in terms of socioeconomic status compared to some nearby schools, it still outperforms the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District and the West Chester Area School District in academic achievement. The school's consistent high performance over the past 10 years is a testament to its effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and commitment to providing a high-quality education for all students.

542

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,645

Per pupil spending ?

17.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Devon Road
Malvern, PA 19355-3071

(610) 647-6651

District: Great Valley School District

Students who attend General Wayne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Great Valley Middle School
High:	Great Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

Asian:

29.0%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (75% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg66%

Pennsylvania avg45%

173^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Great Valley School District

64^th of 606Great Valley 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	87.1	173 of 1511	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	206 of 1526	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	154 of 1534	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	283 of 1534	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	157 of 1433	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	158 of 1544	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	265 of 1530	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	83.6	202 of 1547	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	265 of 1554	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	278 of 1474	81.1%	★★★★☆
2014	80.2	216 of 1467	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.1	191 of 1519	87.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	264 of 1599	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	370 of 1597	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	311 of 1579	80.3%	★★★★☆
2009	84.0	86 of 1549	94.4%	★★★★★
2008	77.6	269 of 1551	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	80.0	224 of 1555	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	86.3	57 of 1545	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	85.1	80 of 1299	93.8%	★★★★★
2004	75.0	349 of 1308	73.3%	★★★★☆
2003	77.3	314 of 1302	75.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	52 of 151	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	49 of 168	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	25 of 160	84.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	134 of 1030	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	231 of 1084	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	95 of 1043	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	118 of 1466	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	252 of 1488	83.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	844 of 1369	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	750 of 1432	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	240 of 1475	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	201 of 1495	86.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	143 of 1201	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	416 of 1229	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	358 of 1236	71.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+27 vs state

Math74%+32 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 15, 2018

I feel as though a lot of the teachers here are way, way to hard on our children and that they treat them all as they should be responsible for to many things. I also feel as though my daughter hasn't been given the same treatment as other students which is not ok in my book Close Quote

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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 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
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
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
Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-4	507 Howellville Rd	Berwyn	19312	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 240-1500	425	34	12.5	8.7%	255 (60.0%)	8 (1.9%)	25 (5.9%)	109 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	92.9	65^th of 1511 public elementary schools	95.7%		90.7	75^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.1%	10	82.2	80.0		80.9	76.7	90.4		84.4	$22,032	$527	$21,506
Beaumont Elementary School	Public	K-4	575 Beaumont Rd	Devon	19333	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1400	459	36	12.8	9.2%	279 (60.8%)	12 (2.6%)	23 (5.0%)	100 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	88.4	152^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	89.9%		88	134^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.2%	18	74.8	79.0		77.0	69.2	80.9		75.3	$21,896	$504	$21,392
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
Devon Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 S Fairfield Rd	Devon	19333	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1450	401	33	12.2	5.7%	196 (48.9%)	12 (3.0%)	15 (3.7%)	152 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	90.5	110^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.7%		92.7	28^th of 1526 public elementary schools	98.2%	82	81.4	79.8		80.6	72.1	79.8		75.9	$21,497	$561	$20,936
East Goshen Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 N Chester Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-1500	510	40	12.6	18.8%	392 (76.9%)	27 (5.3%)	43 (8.4%)	18 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	87.5	165^th of 1511 public elementary schools	89.1%		89.4	104^th of 1526 public elementary schools	93.2%	61	76.3	75.7	73.0	74.8	67.6	72.8	68.9	69.6	$17,563	$328	$17,235
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
Valley Forge Elementary School	Public	K-4	99 Walker Rd	Wayne	19087	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 240-1600	552	36	15.3		271 (49.1%)	16 (2.9%)	28 (5.1%)	194 (35.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.4%)	91.7	82^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	94.6%		88.1	132^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	91.3%	50	78.4	81.0		79.7	80.6	80.2		80.5	$25,337	$410	$24,927
Wayne Elementary School	Public	K-5	651 W Wayne Ave	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 687-8480	525	48	10.8	16.6%	344 (65.5%)	20 (3.8%)	40 (7.6%)	79 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	91.7	83^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	94.5%		88.9	113^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.6%	30	82.5	80.7	83.5	82.2	74.1	69.4	82.3	75.2	$28,652	$522	$28,130

Frequently Asked Questions about General Wayne Elementary School

What district is General Wayne Elementary School in?

Great Valley School District

What is the racial makeup of General Wayne Elementary School?

Students at General Wayne Elementary School are 56% White, 29% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of General Wayne Elementary School attend?

Students who attend General Wayne Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Great Valley Middle School
High : Great Valley High School

Is General Wayne Elementary School a good school?

General Wayne Elementary School ranks 173^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend General Wayne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended General Wayne Elementary School.

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