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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Across Chester County, Pennsylvania, 92 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Downingtown STEM Academy leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 67.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Chester County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

67.0%

BEST IN READING · CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Downingtown STEM Academy	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	962	99.6%
2	Conestoga SHS	Berwyn, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	High	2,264	87.9%
3	Unionville HS	Kennett Square, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	High	1,263	87.9%
4	Pickering Valley El Sch	Chester Springs, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	423	86.2%
5	Hillendale El Sch	Chadds Ford, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	Elementary	346	85.9%
6	New Eagle El Sch	Wayne, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Elementary	472	84.9%
7	Hillside El Sch	Berwyn, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Elementary	425	84.4%
8	Charles F Patton MS	Kennett Square, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	Middle	842	82.5%
9	Avon Grove HS	West Grove, PA	Avon Grove SD	High	1,744	81.6%
10	Brandywine-Wallace El Sch	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	488	81.5%
11	West Chester East HS	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	High	1,216	81.5%
12	West Chester Bayard Rustin HS	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	High	1,159	81.1%
13	Valley Forge El Sch	Wayne, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Elementary	552	80.4%
14	West Bradford El Sch	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	623	80.3%
15	Pocopson El Sch	West Chester, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	Elementary	514	80.1%
16	Shamona Creek El Sch	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	488	79.9%
17	Great Valley HS	Malvern, PA	Great Valley SD	High	1,481	79.5%
18	Chadds Ford El Sch	Chadds Ford, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	Elementary	328	79.5%
19	West Vincent El Sch	Chester Springs, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	Elementary	530	78.5%
20	Tredyffrin-Easttown MS	Berwyn, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Middle	1,056	78.3%
21	Valley Forge MS	Wayne, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Middle	1,186	77.8%
22	Uwchlan Hills El Sch	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	537	77.2%
23	Lionville El Sch	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	668	77.1%
24	Devon El Sch	Devon, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Elementary	401	75.9%
25	Beaumont El Sch	Devon, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Elementary	459	75.3%
26	General Wayne El Sch	Malvern, PA	Great Valley SD	Elementary	542	75.1%
27	Westtown-Thornbury El Sch	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	Elementary	529	75.1%
28	Downingtown HS West Campus	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	1,796	74.4%
29	Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Middle	1,066	73.1%
30	Owen J Roberts HS	Pottstown, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	High	1,810	73.1%
31	Downingtown HS East Campus	Exton, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	1,708	72.5%
32	Springton Manor El Sch	Glenmoore, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	555	72.5%
33	Unionville El Sch	Kennett Square, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	Elementary	372	72.1%
34	Beaver Creek El Sch	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	531	71.8%
35	Great Valley MS	Malvern, PA	Great Valley SD	Middle	754	71.1%
36	West Chester Henderson HS	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	High	1,444	71.0%
37	North Coventry El Sch	Pottstown, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	Elementary	532	70.9%
38	East Bradford El Sch	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	Elementary	455	70.7%
39	Lionville MS	Exton, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Middle	1,045	70.6%
40	Mary C Howse El Sch	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	Elementary	442	70.0%
41	Owen J Roberts MS	Pottstown, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	Middle	856	69.8%
42	East Goshen El Sch	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	Elementary	510	69.6%
43	East Ward El Sch	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	549	67.5%
44	East Coventry El Sch	Pottstown, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	Elementary	479	67.5%
45	Charlestown El Sch	Malvern, PA	Great Valley SD	Elementary	414	67.4%
46	French Creek El Sch	Pottstown, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	Elementary	581	67.1%
47	Downingtown MS	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Middle	1,074	66.9%
48	Oxford Area High School	Oxford, PA	Oxford Area SD	High	1,089	66.8%
49	Avon Grove MS	West Grove, PA	Avon Grove SD	Middle	1,131	66.7%
50	Phoenixville Area HS	Phoenixville, PA	Phoenixville Area SD	High	1,194	66.4%

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