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Shamona Creek Elementary School

501 Dorlan Mill Rd, Downingtown, PA, 19335-4563

Tel: (610)458-8703

Grades: KG-5 | 517 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Shamona Creek Elementary School serves 517 students in grades KG-5.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the PA state average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body.
Shamona Creek Elementary School is one of 9 public elementary schools within Downingtown, and operates within the Downingtown Area School District.

The nearest elementary school is Pickering Valley Elementary School (1.6 miles away), the nearest middle school is Lionville Middle School (2.3 miles away), and the nearest high school is Downingtown High School East Campus (2.5 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, PA Dept. of Educ.	Shamona Creek Elementary School
Grades Offered	Grades KG-5
Total Students	517 students

% Male / % Female	52% / 48%
Total Classroom Teachers	35 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(PA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	14:1

	This School	(PA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	11%	3%

% Hispanic	2%	8%

% Black	2%	16%

% White	85%	71%

Unknown	n/a	2%

	This School	(PA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	2%	33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	1%	6%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Downingtown Area School District
	This School's Agency	(PA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	14	3
Number of Students Managed	11,827 students	1,682 students

District Total Revenue	$181,599,000	$20,984,000

District Expenditure	$167,561,000	$20,089,000

District Revenue / Student	$15,355	$12,476

District Expenditure / Student	$14,168	$11,944

Nearby Schools:

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Shamona Creek Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 0 mi. away

Pickering Valley Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 1.6 mi. away

Uwchlan Hills Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 2.1 mi. away

Lionville Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 2.3 mi. away

Lionville Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 2.3 mi. away

Downingtown High School East Campus
Grades: 9-12 | 2.5 mi. away

View all schools in: Downingtown, Chester County, Zip 19335

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