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How has West Bradford El Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
623
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNINGTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420771006477
West Bradford Elementary School
1475 Broadrun Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335 · (610) 384-9030 · Chester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
70 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 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
46%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
West Bradford 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
80.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
83.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp 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 83 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.3% | 83.2% |
| 2023-24 | 85.5% | 79.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% 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 West Bradford Elementary School
West Bradford Elementary School's state test result (83.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bradford Elementary School this school | 623 | 11.2% | 83.8% |
| Bridge Valley Elementary School Furlong | 617 | 10.4% | 76.1% |
| Newtown Elementary School Newtown | 557 | 11.1% | 78.4% |
| Goodnoe Elementary School Newtown | 668 | 15.6% | 84.1% |
| Titus Elementary School Warrington | 566 | 15.7% | 67.9% |
| Concord Elementary School Glen Mills | 617 | 13.5% | N/A |
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 West Bradford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #54 of 1,396 | #9 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #70 of 1,511 ▲ 16 | #8 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #62 of 1,511 ▼ 14 | #7 of 56 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #222 of 1,638 | #4 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,279 of 1,528 | #54 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #630 of 1,531 | #42 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.2% | #1,551 of 1,600 | #48 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #277 of 450 | #14 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
623
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 623 | 41.2 | 15.1:1 | 11% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 38.1 | 16.4:1 | 11% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 45.7 | 13.9:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 8% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 36.2 | 16.2:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 8% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 2% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 33 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Bradford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (588 to 623); teachers up 14% (36.2 to 41.2).
About West Bradford Elementary School
Students in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, attend West Bradford Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 623 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 41% bigger than that.
West Bradford Elementary School is in Downingtown Area SD, a district with 13,047 students across 16 schools.
A majority of students at West Bradford Elementary School, 71%, are White. The remaining shares are 17% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. By the diversity index, West Bradford Elementary School comes in at 46%.
Teachers at West Bradford Elementary School total 41.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 70 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 11%. The 38% average for public schools in Chester County is 27 points higher.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, West Bradford Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 72.8%.
In Chester County (population about 547,840), median household income is about $127,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. West Bradford Elementary School is one of 111 public schools in Chester County, which together enroll about 83,468 students.
Caln Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, West Bradford Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 609 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 623.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at West Bradford Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 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
- East Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Caln Elementary School1.7 mi · 440
- Bradford Hgts Elementary School2.1 mi · 534
- Beaver Creek Elementary School2.4 mi · 531
- Downingtown STEM Academy3.0 mi · 962
- Downingtown HS West Campus3.0 mi · 1,796
- Downingtown Middle School3.1 mi · 1,074
Frequently asked questions
About West Bradford Elementary SchoolHow large is West Bradford Elementary School?
West Bradford Elementary School enrolls approximately 623 students in grades KG-05.
Is West Bradford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Bradford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does West Bradford Elementary School have?
West Bradford Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Bradford Elementary School?
At West Bradford Elementary School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is West Bradford Elementary School public or private?
West Bradford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Downingtown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.