Middle · Pennsylvania

Downingtown MS

Downingtown MS, a public middle school in Downingtown, Pennsylvania: grades 7–8, 1,074 students, 12.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Downingtown Area SD.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 1,074
Teachers (FTE): 83.0
Students per teacher: 12.9
Grades: 7–8; Middle

More students per teacher than 50% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 12.8 · 521 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 67% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 93% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 560 · 521 schools compared

Larger than 93% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

67%proficient

−6.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 81% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 51% · 521 middle schools compared

1,012 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

48%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 73% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 37% · 521 middle schools compared

1,014 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 7–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Downingtown Area SD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Downingtown Area SD.

Location

Address: 115 Rock Raymond Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335
Phone: (610)518-0685
County: Chester County

Quality of life in Chester County Schools in Chester County

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center	6	1,066	13.4	73%	66%	3.1 mi
Lionville MS	7–8	1,045	13.8	71%	56%	3.9 mi
North Brandywine MSFree meals for all	6–7	274	9.8	37%	14%	4.0 mi
Scott MSFree meals for all	6–7	421	13.5	34%	18%	5.1 mi
E N Peirce MS	6–8	1,040	11.8	65%	46%	5.2 mi
J R Fugett MS	6–8	930	12.3	61%	40%	8.4 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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