Total enrollment
13,047
+138 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in Downingtown Area SD
Pennsylvania · 13,047 students · 4 cities
Downingtown Area SD is a public-school district inside Pennsylvania, running 16 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 13,047 students, broken out as 10 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in Downingtown Area SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Downingtown Area SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #27 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,047 | #7 of 479 | #667 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #12 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #304 of 478 | #3,853 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 15.7% | #383 of 398 | #7,712 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #86 of 378 | #2,601 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Downingtown Area SD
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from Downingtown STEM Academy at 99.3% proficient to Downingtown Middle School at 61.8%, a gap of 37.5 points. That is the 16th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 12,794 to 13,047 students (up 2%) and from 872 to 959 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downingtown HS West Campus | Downingtown | High | 09-12 | 1,796 |
| Downingtown HS East Campus | Exton | High | 09-12 | 1,708 |
| Downingtown MS | Downingtown | Middle | 07-08 | 1,074 |
| Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center | Downingtown | Middle | 06-06 | 1,066 |
| Lionville MS | Exton | Middle | 07-08 | 1,045 |
| Downingtown STEM Academy | Downingtown | High | 09-12 | 962 |
| Lionville El Sch | Downingtown | Elementary | KG-05 | 668 |
| West Bradford El Sch | Downingtown | Elementary | KG-05 | 623 |
| Springton Manor El Sch | Glenmoore | Elementary | KG-05 | 555 |
| East Ward El Sch | Downingtown | Elementary | KG-05 | 549 |
| Uwchlan Hills El Sch | Downingtown | Elementary | KG-05 | 537 |
| Bradford Hgts El Sch | Downingtown | Elementary | KG-05 | 534 |
| Beaver Creek El Sch | Downingtown | Elementary | KG-05 | 531 |
| Brandywine-Wallace El Sch | Downingtown | Elementary | KG-05 | 488 |
| Shamona Creek El Sch | Downingtown | Elementary | KG-05 | 488 |
| Pickering Valley El Sch | Chester Springs | Elementary | KG-05 | 423 |
About Downingtown Area SD
As a thinly populated district in Pennsylvania, Downingtown Area SD teaches 13,047 students across 16 schools.
On the school-mix side, Downingtown Area SD consists of 10 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Downingtown Area SD is about 815, above the Pennsylvania average of roughly 569.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 12,909 students in SY 2020-21 versus 13,047 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Downingtown Area SD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.