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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNINGTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420771006621
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School
50 Peck Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335 · (610) 269-5656 · Chester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
55 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School→Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center
Based on grade levels within Downingtown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.1pp since 2023
Math
84.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.2% | 84.3% |
| 2023-24 | 83.3% | 81.1% |
% 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
82.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Uwchlan Hills Elementary School
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School's state test result (82.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwchlan Hills Elementary School this school | 537 | 10.2% | 82.9% |
| Shamona Creek Elementary School Downingtown | 488 | 8.6% | 83.9% |
| General Wayne Elementary School Malvern | 542 | 17.3% | 75.6% |
| West Vincent Elementary School Chester Springs | 530 | 10.0% | 82.9% |
| Montgomery Elementary School North Wales | 611 | 18.0% | 74.8% |
| Mill Creek Elementary School Warrington | 729 | 8.4% | 77.5% |
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 Uwchlan Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #67 of 1,396 | #10 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #57 of 1,511 ▲ 10 | #7 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #98 of 1,511 ▼ 31 | #12 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #420 of 1,638 | #14 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,296 of 1,528 | #55 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #400 of 1,531 | #19 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #1,564 of 1,600 | #51 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #162 of 450 | #7 of 20 |
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
537
+57 (+12%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 537 | 35.3 | 15.2:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 35.3 | 15.0:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 37.3 | 14.0:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 34.5 | 14.0:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 6% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 1% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 34 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uwchlan Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (482 to 537); teachers up 2% (34.5 to 35.3).
About Uwchlan Hills Elementary School
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. It reported 537 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 21% higher.
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School is one of the 16 schools that make up Downingtown Area SD (13,047 students in total).
At Uwchlan Hills Elementary School, 58% of students are White. Other students are 30% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Chester County residents. The diversity index for Uwchlan Hills Elementary School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Uwchlan Hills Elementary School is 15.2:1, based on 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is lower. Uwchlan Hills Elementary School counts 10% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Chester County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Pennsylvania public elementary 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. For Uwchlan Hills Elementary School, the prediction is 73.2% and the result is 82.9%.
In Chester County, median household income comes to about $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 111, with about 83,468 students.
Measured in a straight line, Lionville Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from Uwchlan Hills Elementary School. The five-mile area around Uwchlan Hills Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Uwchlan Hills Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Uwchlan Hills Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
From 480 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 537 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.2 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
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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
- Downingtown STEM AcademyHigh · 962 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
- Downingtown STEM AcademyHigh · 962 students
- Lionville Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- West Bradford Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Lionville Elementary School1.0 mi · 668
- Downingtown HS East Campus1.2 mi · 1,708
- Collegium CS1.4 mi · 2,634
- Lionville Middle School1.4 mi · 1,045
- Insight PA Cyber CS1.7 mi · 3,385
- East Ward Elementary School1.8 mi · 549
Frequently asked questions
About Uwchlan Hills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Uwchlan Hills Elementary School?
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Uwchlan Hills Elementary School serve?
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Uwchlan Hills Elementary School have?
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Uwchlan Hills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Uwchlan Hills Elementary School are roughly 58% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 30% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Uwchlan Hills Elementary School in?
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School is part of Downingtown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.