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Downingtown Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
115 Rock Raymond Rd
Downingtown, PA 19335
Phone
(610) 518-0685
District
DOWNINGTOWN AREA SD
County
CHESTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1148
Classroom Teachers
82

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.8% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Downingtown Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
58%
42%
79%
58%
37%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
58%
39%
78%
56%
37%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 589 51.3%
Grade 8 559 48.7%
Total 1148 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.8% 72.6% 65.3%
Black 3.2% 2.8% 15.4%
Hispanic 5.6% 5.7% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.4% 18.7% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.3% 11.3% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 10.8% 10.9% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.5% 0.4% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 76,043 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 954.5 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.6% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.0% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.8% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.1% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 28,312 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.8% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 62.5% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 43.3% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.2% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.3% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.2% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 2.2% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,408 $123,047,232 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $899 $11,758,021 4.6%
Staff $524 $6,853,396 2.7%
General Administration $226 $2,955,854 1.2%
School Administration $716 $9,364,564 3.7%
Operation $1,101 $14,399,979 5.6%
Transportation $699 $9,142,221 3.6%
Other $562 $7,350,398 2.9%
Total Support $4,727 $61,824,433 24.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,379 $70,351,941 27.6%
Total Expenditures $19,513 $255,210,527 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%