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What's one thing Brandywine-Wallace El Sch gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNINGTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420771001431
Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School
435 Dilworth Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335 · (610) 269-2083 · Chester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
54 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School→Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center
Based on grade levels within Downingtown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
81.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.5% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.8% | 83.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
86.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School
Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School's state test result (86.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School this school | 488 | 11.1% | 86.0% |
| Beaumont Elementary School Devon | 459 | 9.2% | 80.0% |
| Ithan Elementary School Bryn Mawr | 538 | 8.4% | 88.8% |
| Bethel Springs Elementary School Garnet Valley | 537 | 13.8% | 76.6% |
| New Eagle Elementary School Wayne | 472 | 5.7% | 85.2% |
| Upper Providence Elementary School Royersford | 435 | 11.0% | 82.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #28 of 1,396 | #3 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #37 of 1,511 ▲ 4 | #3 of 56 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #55 of 1,511 ▼ 1 | #5 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #558 of 1,638 | #27 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,213 of 1,528 | #53 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #500 of 1,531 | #31 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.1% | #1,556 of 1,600 | #49 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #664 of 1,045 | #22 of 40 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
488
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 488 | 33.1 | 14.7:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 31.6 | 15.0:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 32.6 | 14.7:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 9% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 32.4 | 16.7:1 | 6% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 2% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (540 to 488); teachers up 2% (32.4 to 33.1).
About Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School
Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School is an elementary school located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 488 students enrolled.
Downingtown Area SD has 16 schools and 13,047 students, and Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School is one of those schools.
At 65%, White students outnumber all other groups at Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 22% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Black. County-wide, 77% of Chester County residents are White. By the diversity index, Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School comes in at 52%.
With 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School was 14.7:1. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 11%. It compares with 38% for public schools in Chester County.
The allk12 Grade for Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School is A+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 72.9%. Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School scores 86.0%, 13.1 points above that line.
Chester County census figures show that median household income is about $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School is among the 111 public schools in Chester County.
The closest other public school is Downingtown Middle School, about 2.7 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 86.0% is above the 63.0% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (478) and 2024-25 (488).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Downingtown Area SD
- Downingtown HS West CampusHigh · 1,796 students
- Downingtown HS East CampusHigh · 1,708 students
- Downingtown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,074 students
- Marsh Creek Sixth Grade CenterMiddle · 1,066 students
- Lionville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,045 students
- Downingtown STEM AcademyHigh · 962 students
Other schools in Downingtown
- Downingtown HS West CampusHigh · 1,796 students
- Downingtown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,074 students
- Marsh Creek Sixth Grade CenterMiddle · 1,066 students
- Downingtown STEM AcademyHigh · 962 students
- Lionville Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- West Bradford Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Downingtown Middle School2.7 mi · 1,074
- Downingtown HS West Campus2.8 mi · 1,796
- North Brandywine Middle School2.8 mi · 274
- Reeceville Elementary School3.0 mi · 384
- Caln Elementary School3.0 mi · 440
- Downingtown STEM Academy3.0 mi · 962
Frequently asked questions
About Brandywine-Wallace Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School?
Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades KG-05.
Is Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School.
How diverse is Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School?
Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 22% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School?
Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School is overseen by Downingtown Area SD in Chester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.