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Enrollment
962
High
DISTRICT 1,489 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNINGTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420771007401
Downingtown STEM Academy
335 Manor Ave, Downingtown, PA 19335 · (610) 269-8460 · Chester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL962 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Pennsylvania public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
55 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 | 242 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 242 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 236 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 242 | 25% |
Student demographics
57%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
99.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
98.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 100 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 99 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 99.6% | 98.7% |
| 2023-24 | 100.0% | 98.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
99.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 99% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 75% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 STEM Academy
Downingtown STEM Academy's state test result (99.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downingtown STEM Academy this school | 962 | 5.7% | 99.3% |
| Conestoga SHS Berwyn | 2,264 | 10.5% | 80.4% |
| Great Valley High School Malvern | 1,481 | 21.7% | 75.8% |
| Lower Moreland High School Huntingdon Valley | 879 | 20.7% | 68.7% |
| South Fayette High School McDonald | 1,143 | 16.0% | 82.1% |
| Garnet Valley High School Glen Mills | 1,485 | 16.0% | 80.0% |
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 STEM Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 99.3% | #1 of 576 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 98.7% | #1 of 626 no change | #1 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 99.6% | #1 of 626 no change | #1 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 962 | #194 of 713 | #15 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #349 of 601 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #104 of 604 | #5 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.7% | #616 of 619 | #17 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #39 of 221 | #2 of 9 |
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
962
+107 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 962 | 67.1 | 14.3:1 | 6% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 962 | 68.1 | 14.1:1 | 6% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 924 | 66.3 | 13.9:1 | 6% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 64 | 13.4:1 | 4% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 815 | 58.7 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 789 | 58 | 13.6:1 | 4% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Downingtown STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (815 to 962); teachers up 14% (58.7 to 67.1).
About Downingtown STEM Academy
Downingtown STEM Academy is a mid-sized high school in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. It enrolls 962 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 30% more students than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania (about 738).
Downingtown STEM Academy falls under Downingtown Area SD, which has 16 schools enrolling 13,047 students.
Of every 100 students at Downingtown STEM Academy, about 47 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 45% Asian and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Chester County is roughly 77% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
There are 67.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Downingtown STEM Academy, giving a ratio of 14.3:1. The school's 14.3:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for high schools in Pennsylvania. By family income, 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 38% average among public schools in Chester County.
On the allk12 Grade, Downingtown STEM Academy lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Downingtown STEM Academy beats its 75.2% prediction with 99.3%, a top-10% result in Pennsylvania.
In Chester County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $127,208 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Chester County number 111, with about 83,468 students.
Of the public schools around it, Downingtown STEM Academy is closest to Downingtown HS West Campus, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Downingtown STEM Academy ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% gain, from 855 to 962.
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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
- Lionville Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 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
- Lionville Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- West Bradford Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- East Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Downingtown HS West Campus0.2 mi · 1,796
- Downingtown Middle School0.4 mi · 1,074
- Beaver Creek Elementary School0.6 mi · 531
- East Ward Elementary School1.0 mi · 549
- Bradford Hgts Elementary School1.3 mi · 534
- Chester County Technical College High School - Brandywine1.7 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Downingtown STEM AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Downingtown STEM Academy?
Downingtown STEM Academy enrolls approximately 962 students in grades 09-12.
Is Downingtown STEM Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Downingtown STEM Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Downingtown STEM Academy have?
Downingtown STEM Academy employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Downingtown STEM Academy?
Student demographics at Downingtown STEM Academy are roughly 47% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 45% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Downingtown STEM Academy in?
Downingtown STEM Academy is part of Downingtown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.