Beaver Creek El Sch

Beaver Creek El Sch operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, run under Downingtown Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 531 students spanning grades K through 5.

Downingtown Area SD comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 13,047 students; Beaver Creek El Sch is among them.

Looking at the student body, Beaver Creek El Sch lists that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Beaver Creek El Sch lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 17% of students at Beaver Creek El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Chester County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, Beaver Creek El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.7%.

In the broader community, Chester County reports that median household income runs about $127,208, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Chester County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), Beaver Creek El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Downingtown STEM Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beaver Creek El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 70.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beaver Creek El Sch has grew 13%, going from 471 students in 2018 to 531 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 2% to 14% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.