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

56 public elementary schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Pickering Valley El Sch leads the list at 86.2%, against a median of 66.4% 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
56
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Top % Proficient (Reading)
86.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
66.4%
BEST IN READING · CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Pickering Valley El SchChester Springs, PADowningtown Area SDElementary42386.2%
2Hillendale El SchChadds Ford, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary34685.9%
3New Eagle El SchWayne, PATredyffrin-Easttown SDElementary47284.9%
4Hillside El SchBerwyn, PATredyffrin-Easttown SDElementary42584.4%
5Brandywine-Wallace El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary48881.5%
6Valley Forge El SchWayne, PATredyffrin-Easttown SDElementary55280.4%
7West Bradford El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary62380.3%
8Pocopson El SchWest Chester, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary51480.1%
9Shamona Creek El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary48879.9%
10Chadds Ford El SchChadds Ford, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary32879.5%
11West Vincent El SchChester Springs, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary53078.5%
12Uwchlan Hills El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary53777.2%
13Lionville El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary66877.1%
14Devon El SchDevon, PATredyffrin-Easttown SDElementary40175.9%
15Beaumont El SchDevon, PATredyffrin-Easttown SDElementary45975.3%
16General Wayne El SchMalvern, PAGreat Valley SDElementary54275.1%
17Westtown-Thornbury El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary52975.1%
18Springton Manor El SchGlenmoore, PADowningtown Area SDElementary55572.5%
19Unionville El SchKennett Square, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary37272.1%
20Beaver Creek El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary53171.8%
21North Coventry El SchPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary53270.9%
22East Bradford El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary45570.7%
23Mary C Howse El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary44270.0%
24East Goshen El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary51069.6%
25East Ward El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary54967.5%
26East Coventry El SchPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary47967.5%
27Charlestown El SchMalvern, PAGreat Valley SDElementary41467.4%
28French Creek El SchPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary58167.1%
29Kathryn D. Markley El SchMalvern, PAGreat Valley SDElementary42665.8%
30Bradford Hgts El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SDElementary53465.6%
31Spring City El SchSpring City, PASpring-Ford Area SDElementary16663.9%
32Exton El SchExton, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary53363.9%
33Penn Wood El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary43863.8%
34Greystone El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary51163.5%
35East Vincent El SchSpring City, PAOwen J Roberts SDElementary51263.2%
36Schuylkill El SchPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SDElementary41862.8%
37Fern Hill El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary40862.6%
38Sarah W Starkweather El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary57662.4%
39Manavon El SchPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SDElementary49760.9%
40Greenwood El SchKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SDElementary55660.6%
41New Garden Elementary SchoolToughkenamon, PAKennett Consolidated SDElementary47359.1%
42Glen Acres El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary45157.7%
43Hillsdale El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SDElementary53757.2%
44Avon Grove Intrmd SchWest Grove, PAAvon Grove SDElementary1,43656.4%
45Sugartown El SchMalvern, PAGreat Valley SDElementary44956.1%
46Twin Valley El CtrElverson, PATwin Valley SDElementary39555.3%
47Honey Brook El CtrHoney Brook, PATwin Valley SDElementary28954.8%
48Bancroft El SchKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SDElementary40349.8%
49Barkley El SchPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SDElementary28148.1%
50Nottingham SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SDElementary42945.1%
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