Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TREDYFFRIN-EASTTOWN SD·NCES 422364001434
Devon Elementary School
400 S Fairfield Rd, Devon, PA 19333 · (610) 240-1450 · Chester County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
23 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 37% smaller than its 4th grade class (93).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.2pp since 2023
Math
80.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.9% | 80.6% |
| 2023-24 | 90.1% | 83.6% |
% 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
84.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Devon Elementary School
Devon Elementary School's state test result (84.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Elementary School this school | 401 | 5.7% | 84.5% |
| Mary C Howse Elementary School West Chester | 442 | 7.9% | 76.8% |
| Exton Elementary School Exton | 533 | 14.1% | 72.0% |
| West Vincent Elementary School Chester Springs | 530 | 10.0% | 82.9% |
| Uwchlan Hills Elementary School Downingtown | 537 | 10.2% | 82.9% |
| Shamona Creek Elementary School Downingtown | 488 | 8.6% | 83.9% |
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 Devon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #43 of 1,396 | #6 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #101 of 1,511 ▼ 58 | #12 of 56 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #115 of 1,511 ▼ 101 | #14 of 56 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #879 of 1,638 | #50 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #528 of 1,528 | #23 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #296 of 1,531 | #13 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.7% | #1,593 of 1,600 | #59 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.5% | #81 of 1,045 | #2 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
401
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 401 | 32.6 | 12.3:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 30.3 | 12.6:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 29.3 | 12.8:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 36.4 | 16.6:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 34 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 5% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 27 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Devon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (603 to 401); teachers down 10% (36.4 to 32.6).
About Devon Elementary School
Federal records list Devon Elementary School as an elementary school in Devon, Pennsylvania. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend, and enrollment is 401 students.
Tredyffrin-Easttown SD runs 8 schools with a combined 6,815 students. Devon Elementary School is one of them.
White students form the largest group at Devon Elementary School, 49% of enrollment. Other groups include 38% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. By comparison, Chester County residents are about 77% White. By the diversity index, Devon Elementary School comes in at 61%.
Staffing totals 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 6%. The rate at public schools in Chester County averages 38%, higher than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Devon Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 84.5%; the prediction is 75.2%.
Devon Elementary School is located in Chester County, where median household income is about $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 111 public schools in Chester County, with a combined enrollment of about 83,468.
Beaumont Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Devon Elementary School's average proficiency of 84.5% compares with 80.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Devon Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 406 in 2020-21, 401 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.5:1 in 2020-21 and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Tredyffrin-Easttown SD
- Conestoga SHSHigh · 2,264 students
- Valley Forge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,186 students
- Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Valley Forge Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- New Eagle Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Beaumont Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Beaumont Elementary School0.9 mi · 459
- Wayne Elementary School1.1 mi · 525
- Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School1.5 mi · 1,056
- Conestoga SHS1.7 mi · 2,264
- Radnor Middle School2.0 mi · 808
- Hillside Elementary School2.2 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Devon Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Devon Elementary School?
Devon Elementary School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-04.
Is Devon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Devon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Devon Elementary School have?
Devon Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Devon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Devon Elementary School are roughly 49% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 38% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Devon Elementary School public or private?
Devon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tredyffrin-Easttown SD.
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