Delaware Valley Friends School (DVFS) is a

private school A private school or independent school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a State school, public school. Private schools are schools that are not dependent upon national or local government to finance their fina ...

for children with

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. It is located in the

Paoli, Pennsylvania Paoli ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chester County near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated in portions of two townships: Tredyffrin and Willistown. At the 2020 census, it had a total population of 6,002. H ...

, in

Greater Philadelphia The Philadelphia metropolitan area, also known as Greater Philadelphia and informally called the Delaware Valley, the Philadelphia tri-state area, and locally and colloquially Philly–Jersey–Delaware, is a major metropolitan area in the Nor ...

. DVFS is one of two Quaker schools in the Philadelphia area equipped to serve children with learning disabilities.

Athletics

DVFS Dragons compete in the Penn-Jersey Athletic Association DVFS has a no cut policy for all sports Fall * Cross Country Varsity Co-Ed * Soccer Girls Varsity * Soccer Boys Varsity * Soccer Boys Junior Varsity * Tennis Girls Varsity Winter * Basketball Girls Varsity * Basketball Girls Middle School * Basketball Boys Varsity * Basketball Boys Junior Varsity * Basketball Boys Middle School Spring * Golf Varsity Co-Ed * Golf Junior Varsity Co-Ed * Lacrosse Girls Varsity * Lacrosse Boys Varsity * Tennis Varsity Co-Ed * Ultimate Frisbee Co-Ed * Volleyball Co-Ed, non-competitive

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 150 students enrolled in 2015-16 was: * Asian - 4.7% * Black - 14.7% * Hispanic - 2.7% * White - 71.3% * Multiracial - 6.7%

References

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* Quaker schools in Pennsylvania Private middle schools in Pennsylvania Private high schools in Pennsylvania Schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania Special schools in Pennsylvania Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-school-stub