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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Downingtown HS East Campus this year?
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Enrollment
1,708
High
DISTRICT 1,489 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNINGTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420771000706
Downingtown HS East Campus
50 Devon Drive, Exton, PA 19341 · (610) 363-6400 · Chester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,708 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
130 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
347 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 419 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 436 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 424 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 429 | 25% |
Student demographics
55%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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
68.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.5% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 72.9% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Downingtown HS East Campus
Downingtown HS East Campus's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downingtown HS East Campus this school | 1,708 | 20.3% | 71.5% |
| Garnet Valley High School Glen Mills | 1,485 | 16.0% | 80.0% |
| Central Bucks HS-South Warrington | 1,719 | 15.1% | 73.2% |
| Wissahickon SHS Ambler | 1,480 | 29.0% | 74.3% |
| Methacton High School Eagleville | 1,499 | 22.1% | 65.1% |
| Unionville High School Kennett Square | 1,263 | 8.2% | 81.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Downingtown HS East Campus ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #62 of 576 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #63 of 626 ▼ 35 | #5 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #137 of 626 ▼ 29 | #10 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,708 | #55 of 713 | #5 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #234 of 601 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #120 of 604 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #593 of 619 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #291 of 373 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,708
-21 (-1%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 1,977
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 1,708 | 129.6 | 13.2:1 | 20% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 1,768 | 132 | 13.4:1 | 20% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 1,702 | 128.4 | 13.3:1 | 15% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 1,729 | 131 | 13.2:1 | 12% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 1,789 | 125.9 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,721 | 123 | 14.0:1 | 13% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 1,977 | 138 | 14.3:1 | 5% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Downingtown HS East Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,789 to 1,708); teachers up 3% (125.9 to 129.6).
About Downingtown HS East Campus
Downingtown HS East Campus is a large high school in Downingtown Area SD, located in Exton, Pennsylvania. The school counts 1,708 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 131% larger than the 738 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Downingtown HS East Campus is in Downingtown Area SD, a district with 13,047 students across 16 schools.
White students are the majority at Downingtown HS East Campus, with 63% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 19% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 14 points below the 77% share among Chester County residents. Downingtown HS East Campus's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 129.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Downingtown HS East Campus in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.2:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The lunch program counts 20% of students at Downingtown HS East Campus as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Chester County average 38%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Downingtown HS East Campus receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Downingtown HS East Campus is 2.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (71.5% versus 68.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Chester County show that the median household income is $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Downingtown HS East Campus is one of 111 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Downingtown HS East Campus is Lionville Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Downingtown HS East Campus is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Downingtown HS East Campus in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Downingtown HS East Campus had 1,729 students in 2020-21 and 1,708 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,074 students
- Marsh Creek Sixth Grade CenterMiddle · 1,066 students
- Lionville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,045 students
- Downingtown STEM AcademyHigh · 962 students
- Lionville Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
Other schools in Exton
- Insight PA Cyber CSCombined · 3,385 students
- Collegium CSCombined · 2,634 students
- Lionville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,045 students
- Achievement House CSHigh · 927 students
- Exton Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
Nearby schools
- Lionville Elementary School0.2 mi · 668
- Lionville Middle School0.4 mi · 1,045
- Insight PA Cyber CS1.2 mi · 3,385
- Uwchlan Hills Elementary School1.2 mi · 537
- Achievement House CS1.3 mi · 927
- Collegium CS1.5 mi · 2,634
Frequently asked questions
About Downingtown HS East CampusHow large is Downingtown HS East Campus?
Downingtown HS East Campus enrolls approximately 1,708 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Downingtown HS East Campus serve?
Downingtown HS East Campus serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Downingtown HS East Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Downingtown HS East Campus is approximately 13.2:1 (130 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Downingtown HS East Campus?
At Downingtown HS East Campus, the student body is approximately 63% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Downingtown HS East Campus public or private?
Downingtown HS East Campus is a public K-12 school, overseen by Downingtown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.