Shamona Creek El Sch

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Shamona Creek El Sch enrolls 488 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Downingtown Area SD.

Within Downingtown Area SD, which oversees 16 schools and 13,047 students, Shamona Creek El Sch is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shamona Creek El Sch logs that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest comes out to 29% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Chester County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Shamona Creek El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Chester County indicate the typical household earns roughly $127,208 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Chester County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), of which Shamona Creek El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Shamona Creek El Sch at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 75.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shamona Creek El Sch has fell 22%, going from 624 students in 2018 to 488 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 61% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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