Downingtown Area School District

The Downingtown Area School District is a school district based in Downingtown, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The district operates ten elementary schools, three middle schools and three high schools. As of 2018, the district educates approximately 12,000 students, making it the largest school district in Chester County.^[2]

Geography

The district, located in central Chester County serves all of the following municipalities:^[3]

Rankings

As of 2017, U.S. News & World Report has named all three DASD high schools, DHS East, DHS West, and the Downingtown STEM Academy as three of the top high schools in the United States. DHS East and DHS West earned a silver award. Downingtown STEM Academy received a bronze award.^[4]

DHS East, DHS West and the Downingtown STEM Academy have been named to The Washington Post's list of the most challenging high schools in America.^[5]

The International Baccalaureate Organization has named the Downingtown STEM Academy an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. The STEM Academy is the first IB World School in Chester County and will be the first high school in the nation to offer an IB program with STEM pathways.

Schools

Elementary schools

Beaver Creek Elementary - Downingtown
Bradford Heights Elementary School - West Bradford Twp.
Brandywine Wallace Elementary School - East Brandywine Twp.
East Ward Elementary School - Downingtown
Lionville Elementary School - Uwchlan Twp.
Pickering Valley Elementary School - Upper Uwchlan Twp.
Shamona Creek Elementary School - Uwchlan Twp.
Springton Manor Elementary School - Wallace Twp.
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School - Uwchlan Twp.
West Bradford Elementary School - West Bradford Twp.

Middle schools

Downingtown Middle School - Caln Township^[6] - The school is physically in Caln Township but the township is not in the school district service area
Lionville Middle School - Uwchlan Twp.
Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center - Uwchlan Twp.

High schools

Downingtown High School - Downingtown High School is split into two campuses: Downingtown East (Uwchlan Twp.) and Downingtown West (Downingtown). While still legally considered to be one school, East and West are generally regarded as being separate entities.
Downingtown STEM Academy (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) - A magnet high school opened Fall 2011.
Downingtown Cyber Academy - An online educational school for high school students that opened in August 2012.

Famous graduates

Dave Days, musician from YouTube
Sara Shepard, author of Pretty Little Liars
Pat Devlin, NFL Quarterback
Kyle Lauletta, NFL Quarterback
Tyler Kroft, NFL Tight End
Brian Sims, PA State Representative
Arlen Harris, NFL Running Back

References

^ "Budget".
^ "About Us - Downingtown Area School District". www.dasd.org. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
^ "The Municipalities". Downingtown Area School District. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
^ US News, US News. 2017 "America's Top Schools 2017". US News. US News. Retrieved 29 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ Washington Post, Washington Post. "America's Most Challenging High Schools 2017". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
^ "Polling Place Update for November 6, 2018 Election". Caln Township. Retrieved 2021-06-18.