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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TREDYFFRIN-EASTTOWN SD·NCES 422364001438
Valley Forge Elementary School
99 Walker Rd, Wayne, PA 19087 · (610) 240-1600 · Chester County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 8% · 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 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 27% smaller than its 4th grade class (122).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
80.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
79.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.4% | 79.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.5% | 78.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Valley Forge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #114 of 1,511 ▼ 7 | #13 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #61 of 1,511 ▲ 65 | #6 of 56 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #384 of 1,638 | #11 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,320 of 1,528 | #58 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #260 of 1,531 | #11 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #177 of 450 | #9 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
552
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 552 | 35.9 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 38.3 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 36.5 | 15.7:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 6% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 30.3 | 16.6:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 0% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Forge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (502 to 552); teachers up 19% (30.3 to 35.9).
About Valley Forge Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Valley Forge Elementary School serves students in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The school runs kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 552 students. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 25% larger than average.
Valley Forge Elementary School sits within Tredyffrin-Easttown SD, which has 8 schools and 6,815 students.
About 49% of students at Valley Forge Elementary School are White, the largest single group. It is also 35% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Chester County's residents are about 77% White, 28 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Valley Forge Elementary School are from different groups.
Valley Forge Elementary School has 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1.
In Chester County, the median household earns about $127,208 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Chester County has 111 public schools with about 83,468 students, including Valley Forge Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Valley Forge Elementary School is closest to Valley Forge Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's student count fell 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 16.5 in 2020-21 to 15.4 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Valley Forge Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Tredyffrin-Easttown SD
- Conestoga SHSHigh · 2,264 students
- Valley Forge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,186 students
- Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- New Eagle Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Beaumont Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Other schools in Wayne
- Valley Forge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,186 students
- Radnor Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
- Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- New Eagle Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Roberts Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other Valley Forge Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Valley Forge Elementary. Valley Forge Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Valley Forge Elementary SchoolHuber Heights, OH · 537 students
- Valley Forge Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 310 students
- Valley Forge ElementaryElizabethton, TN · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Forge Middle School0.4 mi · 1,186
- New Eagle Elementary School1.2 mi · 472
- Hillside Elementary School1.8 mi · 425
- Pennsylvania Virtual CS1.8 mi · 2,772
- Agora Cyber CS1.9 mi · 4,156
- Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School2.2 mi · 1,056
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Forge Elementary SchoolHow large is Valley Forge Elementary School?
Valley Forge Elementary School enrolls approximately 552 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Valley Forge Elementary School serve?
Valley Forge Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Valley Forge Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Valley Forge Elementary School.
How diverse is Valley Forge Elementary School?
Valley Forge Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 35% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Valley Forge Elementary School public or private?
Valley Forge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tredyffrin-Easttown SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.