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Exton Elementary School

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Exton Elementary School ranks 242 nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Exton Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving 474 students in grades K-5 in the West Chester Area School District in Exton, Pennsylvania. The school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, with a current statewide ranking of 242 out of 1,511 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Exton Elementary School's academic performance is particularly strong, with students outperforming the district and state averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, 72.7% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 54.8% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, 63.9% of students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 64.5% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.7, compared to the district average of 12.7.

While Exton Elementary School outperforms many of the nearby schools in the West Chester Area School District, such as East Goshen Elementary, Hillsdale Elementary, and Fern Hill Elementary, some schools in the neighboring Downingtown Area School District, such as Lionville Elementary and Uwchlan Hills Elementary, have even stronger academic performance and higher rankings.

533

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,064

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 S Hendricks Ave
Exton, PA 19341-2718

(484) 266-1400

District: West Chester Area School District

Students who attend Exton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	J R Fugett Middle School
High:	West Chester East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.2%

Asian:

39.6%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg60%

Pennsylvania avg45%

242^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the West Chester Area School District

81^st of 606West Chester 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	82.7	242 of 1511	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	228 of 1526	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	318 of 1534	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	282 of 1534	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	278 of 1433	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	86 of 1544	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	82 of 1530	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	89.4	61 of 1547	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	86.3	131 of 1554	91.6%	★★★★★
2015	85.4	151 of 1474	89.8%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	192 of 1467	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	80.9	202 of 1519	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	185 of 1599	88.4%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	268 of 1597	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	82.5	136 of 1579	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	84.0	85 of 1549	94.5%	★★★★★
2008	84.5	98 of 1551	93.7%	★★★★★
2007	80.4	211 of 1555	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	76.9	307 of 1545	80.1%	★★★★☆
2005	76.7	270 of 1299	79.2%	★★★★☆
2004	75.5	340 of 1308	74.0%	★★★★☆
2003	77.4	313 of 1302	76.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	67 of 151	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	72 of 168	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	76 of 160	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	69.4	244 of 1084	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	341 of 1043	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	293 of 1466	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	160 of 1488	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	196 of 1475	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	311 of 1495	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	459 of 1201	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	387 of 1229	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	593 of 1236	52.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)77th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math73%+31 vs state

English Language Arts64%+15 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	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
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
Mary C Howse Elementary School	Public	K-5	641 W Boot Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-1300	442	33	13.3	7.9%	209 (47.3%)	17 (3.8%)	24 (5.4%)	166 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	85.3	193^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	87.2%		90.1	90^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.1%	103	72.8	67.6	70.9	70.4	69.0	70.6	70.5	70.0	$17,467	$118	$17,348
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
Lionville Elementary School	Public	K-5	526 W Uwchlan Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 363-6580	668	43	15.4	18.0%	471 (70.5%)	13 (1.9%)	56 (8.4%)	91 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	91.6	86^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.3%		92.2	36^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.6%	50	73.9	92.6	78.2	81.3	76.1	87.1	68.2	77.1	$16,719	$503	$16,216
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Exton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Exton Elementary School?

Students at Exton Elementary School are 43% White, 40% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Hispanic.

Is Exton Elementary School a good school?

Exton Elementary School ranks 242^nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Exton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Exton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : J R Fugett Middle School
High : West Chester East High School

What district is Exton Elementary School in?

West Chester Area School District

How many students attend Exton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Exton Elementary School.

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