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Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School

Q: Is Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School a good school?

Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School ranks 272 nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Malvern, Pennsylvania, serving 668 students in grades K-5 as part of the Great Valley School District. The school consistently ranks among the top 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with strong academic performance across all grades and subjects.

Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School's PSSA test scores significantly outpace the state averages, with 71% proficiency in Math and 65.8% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's Science proficiency rates are also impressive, with over 87% of students scoring proficient or better. While the school's performance for Asian and male students is particularly strong, ranking in the top 5% and 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, respectively, the school's performance for Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students is relatively weaker, an area that warrants further attention.

Compared to other schools in the Great Valley School District, Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School's academic performance is generally stronger. However, some nearby schools in the West Chester Area School District, such as Hillside Elementary and East Goshen Elementary, have even higher rankings and proficiency rates. The school's higher per-student spending and lower student-to-teacher ratio suggest that the district is investing significant resources into Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

426

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,125

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

354 Swedesford Rd
Malvern, PA 19355-1539

(610) 644-1790

District: Great Valley School District

Students who attend Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.4%

Asian:

34.5%

Hispanic:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (68% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Great Valley School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg66%

Pennsylvania avg45%

272^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	80.5	272 of 1511	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	316 of 1526	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	297 of 1534	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	197 of 1534	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	247 of 1433	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	161 of 1544	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	100 of 1530	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	88.3	87 of 1547	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	25 of 1554	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	91.2	29 of 1474	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	86.6	51 of 1467	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	85.4	69 of 1519	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	79.5	227 of 1599	85.8%	★★★★☆
2011	78.2	251 of 1597	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.1	60 of 1579	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.3	107 of 1549	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	25 of 1551	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	85.5	88 of 1555	94.3%	★★★★★
2006	84.7	96 of 1545	93.8%	★★★★★
2005	81.2	162 of 1299	87.5%	★★★★☆
2004	73.0	380 of 1308	70.9%	★★★★☆
2003	78.4	289 of 1302	77.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	12 of 151	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	73.2	48 of 168	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	71 of 160	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	306 of 1030	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	198 of 1084	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	158 of 1043	84.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	72.3	35 of 200	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	35.7	119 of 196	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	372 of 1466	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	377 of 1488	74.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	29.6	335 of 454	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	322 of 432	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1139 of 1369	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	953 of 1432	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	986 of 1414	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	217 of 1475	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	248 of 1495	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	458 of 1201	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	322 of 1229	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	150 of 1236	87.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)70th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2024)26th percentile-53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+29 vs state

English Language Arts66%+17 vs state

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Teachers here are Best!!!
My child moved here from private school and I see no difference in course curriculum .It is same as the private school. 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
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
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
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
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
Exton Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 S Hendricks Ave	Exton	19341	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-1400	533	44	12.2	14.1%	230 (43.2%)	26 (4.9%)	25 (4.7%)	211 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.7%)	82.7	242^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	84.0%		82.9	228^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.1%	14	75.9	74.4	67.2	72.7	62.7	62.4	67.2	63.9	$18,064	$118	$17,946
Greystone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1195 Aram Ave	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 266-2300	511	41	12.5	25.2%	352 (68.9%)	19 (3.7%)	62 (12.1%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	79.1	296^th of 1511 public elementary schools	80.4%		76.8	353^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	76.9%	57	70.8	75.0	53.0	67.5	60.3	71.0	55.9	63.5	$17,167	$343	$16,824
Fern Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	915 Lincoln Ave	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 266-1600	408	40	10.3	22.3%	277 (67.9%)	22 (5.4%)	42 (10.3%)	38 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	74.4	394^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.9%		81	262^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	82.8%	132	68.2	69.6	44.6	60.4	66.7	66.1	55.4	62.5	$19,954	$456	$19,498
Glen Acres Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 Delancey Pl	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 266-1700	451	36	12.6	25.3%	339 (75.2%)	28 (6.2%)	38 (8.4%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	74.3	396^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.8%		78	331^st of 1526 public elementary schools	78.3%	65	75.8	78.8	51.4	68.0	45.2	72.9	53.9	57.7	$19,034	$488	$18,546
Schuylkill Elementary School	Public	2-5	290 S White Horse Rd	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 927-5400	418	36	11.6	29.2%	312 (74.6%)	20 (4.8%)	51 (12.2%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	74.6	389^th of 1511 public elementary schools	74.3%		76	371^st of 1526 public elementary schools	75.7%	18	64.5	59.4	55.5	59.6	66.6	61.4	61.0	62.8	$23,772	$215	$23,558

Frequently Asked Questions about Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School

Is Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School a good school?

Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School ranks 272^nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School?

Students at Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School are 40% White, 35% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School in?

Great Valley School District

How many students attend Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School.

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