Downingtown STEM Academy
Downingtown · PA · Downingtown Area SD · Public
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Collegium CS → Coatesville Area SHS → West Chester East HS → Twin Valley HS → Downingtown HS West Campus → West Chester Bayard Rustin HS → Unionville HS → West Chester Henderson HS →At a glance
- 1 AP courses offered — Strong
- Gifted & talented program
- 1 calculus classes · 29 physics · 19 chemistry
- AP rigor: 54th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 79th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 99% in 2019 (Top 0.7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Downingtown STEM Academy compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 54th percentile nationally with 1 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Collegium CS, Coatesville Area SHS, West Chester East HS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses
54th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2179th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Top 0.7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $32,875/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +3.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 962 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $18,761 per student in district revenue, the 154 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,889,194/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegium CS Exton |
Public · charter | 3.0 | 636 | -0.9% |
| Coatesville Area SHS Coatesville |
Public | 4.5 | 1,366 | -2.5% |
| West Chester East HS West Chester |
Public | 8.2 | 1,216 | -0.8% |
| Twin Valley HS Elverson |
Public | 13.0 | 989 | -4.4% |
| Downingtown HS West Campus Downingtown |
Public | 0.2 | 1,796 | -0.1% |
| West Chester Bayard Rustin HS West Chester |
Public | 9.8 | 1,159 | -4.6% |
| Unionville HS Kennett Square |
Public | 8.7 | 1,263 | -6.3% |
| West Chester Henderson HS West Chester |
Public | 6.7 | 1,444 | +0.9% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantDowningtown STEM Academy is a public high school in Downingtown, PA, enrolling 962 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 26% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 1 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 54% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
234 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 79% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 99% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 370 students per school counselor.
10% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Downingtown STEM Academy offer? Downingtown STEM Academy offers 1 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 54% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Downingtown STEM Academy's graduation rate? Downingtown STEM Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 99% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Downingtown STEM Academy? Downingtown STEM Academy is a public high school in Downingtown, PA, enrolling 962 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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