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Valley Forge El Sch
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Valley Forge El Sch
Set in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Valley Forge El Sch is an average-sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within Tredyffrin-Easttown SD. It hosts 552 students across grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 443.
Valley Forge El Sch is one of 8 schools operated by Tredyffrin-Easttown SD, a district that enrolls 6,815 students overall.
On demographics, Valley Forge El Sch shows that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 35% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Valley Forge El Sch higher than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Chester County) records that 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 Valley Forge El Sch is one.
Nearest neighbor: Valley Forge MS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Valley Forge El Sch has ticked up 10%, going from 502 students in 2018 to 552 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 59% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Valley Forge El Sch typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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