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Line 1: {{short description\|School district in Pennsylvania}} ~~The '''Downingtown Area School District''' is an [[school district]] based in [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania\|Downingtown]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]].~~ {{Multiple issues\| {{advert\|date=January 2018}} In total, there are 13 schools within the district, consisting of nine [[elementary school]]s, two [[middle school]]s, and two [[high school]]s. As of [[2005]], the district educates an average of 11,000 [[student]]s. {{COI\|date=January 2018}} }} {{Infobox school district \| name = Downingtown Area School District \| logo = [[File:DASD.PNG\|120px]] \| motto = Downingtown Delivers \| type = Public \| budget = $201,335,000<ref>{{cite web\|title=Budget\|url=http://www.dasd.org/Page/4481}}</ref> \| president = Board President: LeeAnn Wisdom (Term Expires 2025) \| region = North America \| city = [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania\|Downington]] \| county = [[Chester County, Pennsylvania\|Chester County]] \| state = [[Pennsylvania]] \| grades = K-12 \| vice-president = Board VP: Audrey Blust \| superintendent_type = Superintendent of Schools \| superintendent = Dr. Robert O’Donnell Ed.d \| asst_superintendents = Robert Reed, 7-12 Instruction and Curriculum \| schools = 17 (including Cyber Academy K-12) \| students = 13,250 \| staff = 1,895 \| businessadmin = \| school_board = Margaret Miller Madhu Gurthy Mindy Ross Lisa Strobridge Jane Bertone Joyce Houghton Caryn Mcleary-Ghrayeb \| colors = Blue and Gold {{color box\|blue}}{{color box\|gold}} \| location = 540 Trestle Place, [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania]], U.S. \| postalcode = 19335 \| country = United States \| website = {{URL\|www.dasd.org}} }} [[File:Map of Chester County Pennsylvania School Districts.png\|thumb\|Map of [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]] public school districts with Downingtown Area School District highlighted in green in the central part of the county]] The '''Downingtown Area School District''' is a [[school district]] based in [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania\|Downingtown]], in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania\|Chester County]], [[Pennsylvania]], in the [[United States]]. The district operates ten [[elementary school]]s, three [[middle school]]s and three [[high school]]s. As of 2018, the district educates approximately 12,000 [[student]]s, making it the largest school district in Chester County.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About Us - Downingtown Area School District \|url=https://www.dasd.org/about-us \|access-date=2024-03-31 \|website=www.dasd.org \|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Geography== The district, located in central [[Chester County, Pennsylvania\|Chester County]] serves all of the following municipalities:<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.dasd.org/Page/4449\|title=The Municipalities\|publisher=Downingtown Area School District\|accessdate=2020-04-24}}</ref> [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania\|Downingtown Borough]] [[East Brandywine Township, Pennsylvania\|East Brandywine Twp.]] [[East Caln Township, Pennsylvania\|East Caln Twp.]] [[Upper Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania\|Upper Uwchlan Twp.]] [[Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania\|Uwchlan Twp.]] [[Wallace Township, Pennsylvania\|Walalce Twp.]] [[West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania\|West Brandywine Twp.]] [[West Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania\|West Pikeland Twp.]] [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania\|Downingtown]] ~~==Future plans==~~ [[East Brandywine Township, Pennsylvania\|East Brandywine Township]] On [[February 15]], [[2006]], the Downingtown School Board approved a 5 year $150 million initiative that would invovle renovations to Brandywine Wallce Elementary School, the former Ninth Grade Center, and construction of a third middle school and third high school. This is a first step to address the district's rapid growth and allows administration officials to begin searching for architects and real estate. While no location has been announced for the new middle school and high school, negociations are occuring. The most likely locations would be [[West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania\|West Bradford Twp.]] or the [[Upper Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania\|Upper Uwchlan Twp.]]/[[Wallace Township, Pennsylvania\|Wallace Twp.]] area, where many of the district's 5,800 new and planned homes will be located. [[East Caln Township, Pennsylvania\|East Caln Township]] [[Upper Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania\|Upper Uwchlan Township]] [[Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania\|Uwchlan Township]] [[Wallace Township, Pennsylvania\|Wallace Township]] [[West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania\|West Bradford Township]] [[West Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania\|West Pikeland Township]] ==Rankings== ~~==Schools within the Downingtown Area School District==~~ 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.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=US News\|first1=US News\|title=America's Top Schools 2017\|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/pennsylvania/rankings 2017\|website=US News\|publisher=US News\|accessdate=29 July 2017}}</ref> ~~===Elementary schools===~~ [[Beaver Creek Elementary School]] - Downingtown 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.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Washington Post\|first1=Washington Post\|title=America's Most Challenging High Schools 2017\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/high-school-challenge-2017/\|website=The Washington Post\|publisher= The Washington Post\|accessdate=5 May 2017}}</ref> [[Bradford Heights Elementary School]] - West Bradford Twp. [[Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School]] - East Brandywine Twp. 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. [[East Ward Elementary School]] - Downingtown [[Lionville Elementary School]] - Uwchlan Twp. ==Schools== [[Pickering Valley Elementary School]] - Upper Uwchlan Twp. [[Shamona Creek=== Elementary ~~School]] - Uwchlan~~schools ~~Twp.~~=== ~~[[Uwchlan~~Beaver ~~Hills~~Creek Elementary ~~School]]~~ - ~~Uwchlan Twp.~~Downingtown ~~[[West~~ 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, Pennsylvania\|Caln Township]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.calntownship.org/news/polling-place-update-for-november-6-2018-election\|title=Polling Place Update for November 6, 2018 Election\|publisher=[[Caln Township, Pennsylvania\|Caln Township]]\|accessdate=2021-06-18}}</ref> - The school is physically in Caln Township but the township is not in the school district service area [[Downington Middle School]] - Downingtown [[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 ~~seperate~~separate entities~~. A passionate rivalry has quickly sprung up between the two campuses~~. [[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. ==~~External~~Famous ~~links~~graduates== [[Dave Days]], musician from YouTube [http://www.dasd.org/ Downingtown Area School District official website] [[Sara Shepard]], author of [[Pretty Little Liars]] [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_district/169/pa/ Downingtown Area School District profile] [[Pat Devlin (American football)\|Pat Devlin]], NFL Quarterback [[Kyle Lauletta]], NFL Quarterback [[Tyler Kroft]], NFL Tight End [[Brian Sims]], PA State Representative [[Arlen Harris]], NFL Running Back ==References== ~~[[Category:Downingtown Area School District]]~~ {{Reflist}} ~~[[Category:School districts in Pennsylvania]]~~ ==External links== [http://www.dasd.org/ Downingtown Area School District Official Website] [http://st.dasd.org Downingtown STEM Academy] [http://dw.dasd.org/dwdirectory Downingtown High School West] [http://de.dasd.org Downingtown High School East] [http://lm.dasd.org Lionville Middle School] [http://dm.dasd.org Downingtown Middle School] [http://mc.dasd.org Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center] [http://wb.dasd.org West Bradford Elementary School] [http://uh.dasd.org Uwchlan Hills Elementary School] [http://sm.dasd.org Springton Manor Elementary School] [http://sc.dasd.org Shamona Creek Elementary School] [http://pv.dasd.org Pickering Valley Elementary School] [http://le.dasd.org Lionville Elementary School] [http://ew.dasd.org East Ward Elementary School] [http://bw.dasd.org/bwdirectory Brandywine Wallace Elementary School] [http://BH.dasd.org Bradford Heights Elementary School] [http://bc.dasd.org Beaver Creek Elementary School] *[http://dc.dasd.org Downingtown Cyber Academy K-12] {{Chester County, Pennsylvania School Districts}} [[Category:Downingtown Area School District\| ]] ~~{{Pennsylvania-school-stub}}~~ [[Category:School districts in Chester County, Pennsylvania]]