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Bell Avenue School

Public Grades K-6

1379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Bell Avenue School is an elementary school located in Yeadon, PA, serving 240 students in grades K-6. It is part of the William Penn School District, which is ranked 512 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bell Avenue School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools based on the statewide SchoolDigger rankings. Its proficiency rates on the PSSA exams are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 14.8% of Bell Avenue students were proficient or better in Math compared to 41.7% statewide, and only 15% were proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 48.5% statewide. The school has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Despite the high spending per student, ranging from $17,393 to $19,629 in recent years, Bell Avenue School continues to struggle academically. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 16.4 in recent years, which is lower than the nearby schools in the William Penn School District. While the overall student population at Bell Avenue School performs poorly, the school's African American students perform better than the overall student population, suggesting that targeted interventions and support could help improve outcomes for this subgroup.

265

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,407

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Bell Ave
Yeadon, PA 19050-3896

(610) 284-6100

District: William Penn School District

Students who attend Bell Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Penn Wood Middle School
High:	Penn Wood High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.7%

Two or more races:

6.0%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (15% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg21%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,379^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the William Penn School District

512^th of 606William Penn School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1379 of 1511	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1346 of 1526	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1345 of 1534	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1365 of 1534	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1329 of 1433	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1337 of 1544	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1373 of 1530	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	1410 of 1547	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	1407 of 1554	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	1243 of 1474	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	1311 of 1467	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	1396 of 1519	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	1398 of 1599	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	1404 of 1597	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	1397 of 1579	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	1392 of 1549	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	1413 of 1551	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	1404 of 1555	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	1395 of 1545	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.8	1124 of 1299	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	3.4	1223 of 1308	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	11.2	1145 of 1302	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	264 of 413	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	221 of 437	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	191 of 437	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1353 of 1466	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1325 of 1488	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1226 of 1369	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1199 of 1432	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1157 of 1414	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1266 of 1475	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1287 of 1495	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)36th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-34 vs state

Math15%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bell Avenue School	Public	K-6	1000 Bell Ave	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 284-6100	265	19	13.9	90.6%	7 (2.6%)	235 (88.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	8.7	1379^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.9	1346^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.8%	33	25.8	11.8	13.3	8.3			14.8	17.1	8.8	14.3	19.4			15.0	$21,407	$1,050	$20,357
Catharine Joseph School	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Chester Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8150	437	36	12.2	96.3%	7 (1.6%)	295 (67.5%)	84 (19.2%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	21.7	1173^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	22.4%		11.2	1342^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	12.1%	169	36.3	21.6	27.7				28.7	31.4	25.5	29.3				28.8	$20,053	$8,062	$11,991
Park Lane Elementary School	Public	K-6	1300 Park Ln	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-4880	304	25	12.1	102.6%	2 (0.7%)	278 (91.4%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	13	1304^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.7%		15.9	1273^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	16.6%	31	10.0	10.9	11.5	12.8			11.3	10.0	13.3	28.8	38.4			22.7	$23,287	$1,184	$22,103
W B Evans Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	900 Baily Rd	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(610) 623-5975	304	25	12.1	100.0%	5 (1.6%)	267 (87.8%)	13 (4.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	33	1051^st of 1511 public elementary schools	30.4%		28.6	1119^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.7%	68	47.4	33.3	29.5	25.6			33.8	29.0	28.6	38.6	46.2			35.9	$22,520	$1,106	$21,414
Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7101 Paschall Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 729-1939	670	35	19.1	87.9%	1 (0.1%)	599 (89.4%)	55 (8.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	10	1352^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	10.5%		8.5	1384^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.3%	32	39.2	9.5	3.8	6.5	10.7	10.0	13.1	14.6	6.8	10.1	26.9	32.0	40.0	20.4	$18,030	$7,840	$10,190
Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2227 Island Rd	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 365-4011	226	21	10.7	98.7%	1 (0.4%)	211 (93.4%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	6.1	1454^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.3	1457^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.5%	3	17.7	4.4					11.1	17.8	17.4					17.6	$19,041	$4,066	$14,975
Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	224 South Sixth Street	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-5660	255	30	8.5	112.2%	6 (2.4%)	218 (85.5%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.2%)	8.3	1385^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.3%		7.6	1398^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.4%	13	10.7	25.9	6.5	7.2			12.1	7.2	19.4	12.9	17.1			14.5	$22,352	$1,108	$21,244
Colwyn Elementary School	Public	K-6	211 Pine Street	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 957-5470	135	8	16.8	117.0%	4 (3.0%)	119 (88.1%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.9%)	37.9	992^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	34.3%		22.3	1189^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.1%	197	45.0	42.9	17.6	23.5			33.4	60.0	47.6	29.4	29.4			42.6	$23,224	$1,141	$22,083
Patterson John Middle School	Public	PK, KG-4	7000 Buist Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8190	391	28	13.8	102.0%	4 (1.0%)	316 (80.8%)	33 (8.4%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	14.3	1284^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.0%		5.7	1448^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.1%	164	31.7	20.0					26.1	28.4	21.5					25.0	$17,715	$3,935	$13,780
Morton Thomas G School	Public	K-5	2501 S 63rd St	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8160	356	28	12.7	99.2%	8 (2.2%)	281 (78.9%)	44 (12.4%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	7.3	1412^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.6%		5.7	1447^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.2%	35	20.4	9.8	10.4				13.5	12.2	17.6	15.2				15.1	$21,875	$6,130	$15,745

Frequently Asked Questions about Bell Avenue School

What schools do graduates of Bell Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Bell Avenue School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Penn Wood Middle School
High : Penn Wood High School

How many students attend Bell Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Bell Avenue School.

Is Bell Avenue School a good school?

Bell Avenue School ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bell Avenue School?

Students at Bell Avenue School are 89% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Bell Avenue School in?

William Penn School District

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