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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Chester County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Chester County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 40 qualifying public elementary schools. Penn London Elementary School leads the list at -36.1%, against a median of -11.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
40
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Best Enrollment change
-36.1%
Median Enrollment change
-11.2%
FASTEST DECLINING · CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Penn London Elementary SchoolWest Grove, PAAvon Grove SD877560-36.1%
2Devon Elementary SchoolDevon, PATredyffrin-Easttown SD603401-33.5%
3Kathryn D. Markley Elementary SchoolMalvern, PAGreat Valley SD632426-32.6%
4Jordan Bank SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SD252181-28.2%
5Fern Hill Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD557408-26.8%
6Honey Brook El CenterHoney Brook, PATwin Valley SD387289-25.3%
7Mary C Howse Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD580442-23.8%
8Glen Acres Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD592451-23.8%
9Octorara Elementary SchoolAtglen, PAOctorara Area SD354270-23.7%
10Shamona Creek Elementary SchoolDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SD624488-21.8%
11East Vincent Elementary SchoolSpring City, PAOwen J Roberts SD631512-18.9%
12Schuylkill Elementary SchoolPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SD515418-18.8%
13North Coventry Elementary SchoolPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SD648532-17.9%
14Nottingham SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SD517429-17.0%
15Octorara Primary LCAtglen, PAOctorara Area SD490412-15.9%
16Penn Wood Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD520438-15.8%
17East Coventry Elementary SchoolPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SD558479-14.2%
18Elk Ridge SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SD479413-13.8%
19Pickering Valley Elementary SchoolChester Springs, PADowningtown Area SD483423-12.4%
20Pocopson Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SD583514-11.8%
21Bancroft Elementary SchoolKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SD451403-10.6%
22Brandywine-Wallace Elementary SchoolDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SD540488-9.6%
23Hillsdale Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD591537-9.1%
24East Fallowfield Elementary SchoolEast Fallowfield, PACoatesville Area SD307281-8.5%
25Greenwood Elementary SchoolKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SD604556-7.9%
26Sugartown Elementary SchoolMalvern, PAGreat Valley SD487449-7.8%
27Phoenixville Early Learning CenterPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SD659613-7.0%
28Rainbow Elementary SchoolCoatesville, PACoatesville Area SD735684-6.9%
29Caln Elementary SchoolThorndale, PACoatesville Area SD467440-5.8%
30West Vincent Elementary SchoolChester Springs, PAOwen J Roberts SD562530-5.7%
31Chadds Ford Elementary SchoolChadds Ford, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SD345328-4.9%
32Avon Grove Intrmd SchoolWest Grove, PAAvon Grove SD1,5041,436-4.5%
33Barkley Elementary SchoolPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SD291281-3.4%
34Exton Elementary SchoolExton, PAWest Chester Area SD550533-3.1%
35New Eagle Elementary SchoolWayne, PATredyffrin-Easttown SD480472-1.7%
36Unionville Elementary SchoolKennett Square, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SD378372-1.6%
37Reeceville Elementary SchoolCoatesville, PACoatesville Area SD390384-1.5%
38Bradford Hgts Elementary SchoolDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SD540534-1.1%
39Lionville Elementary SchoolDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SD673668-0.7%
40Sarah W Starkweather Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD578576-0.3%
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