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Aldan Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

1174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Aldan Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in the William Penn School District in Aldan, Pennsylvania. With 234 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13:1, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments.

Aldan Elementary School's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 22.5% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 29.7% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's low socioeconomic status students also perform poorly, ranking 958 out of 1,369 Pennsylvania elementary schools. However, the school's African American students perform better, ranking 189 out of 413 Pennsylvania elementary schools. Despite the high spending per student at $20,780, the school's performance has been declining over the past few years.

Interestingly, Aldan Elementary School performs worse academically than the nearby Park Lane Elementary and Ardmore Avenue Elementary schools, which are also part of the William Penn School District. These schools, while still underperforming compared to state averages, have higher proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts than Aldan Elementary School.

238

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,362

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 North Woodlawn Ave
Aldan, PA 19018-3836

(610) 626-3410

District: William Penn School District

Students who attend Aldan Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.7%

White:

11.3%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Math scores 19 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg21%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,174^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	21.7	1174 of 1511	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1326 of 1526	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1210 of 1534	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1250 of 1534	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1121 of 1433	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1319 of 1544	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1258 of 1530	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	1182 of 1547	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	1301 of 1554	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	1149 of 1474	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	1237 of 1467	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	1336 of 1519	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	1376 of 1599	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.8	1491 of 1597	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.4	1533 of 1579	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	1443 of 1549	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	1275 of 1551	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	1373 of 1555	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.4	1360 of 1545	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.1	1162 of 1299	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.3	998 of 1308	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	5.6	1204 of 1302	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	189 of 413	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	248 of 437	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.1	137 of 437	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1098 of 1466	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1219 of 1488	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	958 of 1369	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1166 of 1432	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	994 of 1414	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1140 of 1475	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1322 of 1495	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-19 vs state

Math22%-19 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
Aldan Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 North Woodlawn Ave	Aldan	19018	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-3410	238	17	14.0	98.3%	27 (11.3%)	173 (72.7%)	14 (5.9%)	8 (3.4%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	21.7	1174^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.3%		12.3	1326^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.1%	152	46.6	22.7	9.5	10.5			22.5	40.0	22.7	9.5	36.8			29.7	$22,362	$1,088	$21,275
Harris School	Public	K-8	501 Sharon Avenue	Collingdale	19023	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4370	715	46	15.4	96.2%	68 (9.5%)	556 (77.8%)	45 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	19.6	1209^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.0%		10.1	1360^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.9%	151	30.9	20.9	8.9	15.6	7.2	12.1	15.9	33.3	22.2	28.0	38.5	31.0	36.3	32.1	$11,229	$1,739	$9,490
Primos Elementary School	Public	K-5	861 Bunting Ln	Primos	19018	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 622-6755	499	44	11.3	93.0%	116 (23.2%)	233 (46.7%)	45 (9.0%)	46 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.6%)	30.4	1080^th of 1511 public elementary schools	28.5%		25.9	1145^th of 1526 public elementary schools	25.0%	65	31.6	33.8	47.3				36.6	27.6	32.5	43.6				33.7	$18,945	$2,154	$16,790
Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center	Public	K	1 School Ln	Glenolden	19036	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4365	222	21	10.4	142.8%	33 (14.9%)	147 (66.2%)	19 (8.6%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)								(n/a)															$8,137	$1,260	$6,877
Charles Kelly Elementary School	Public	1-5	3400 Dennison Ave	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 638-1070	270	27	10.0	105.9%	10 (3.7%)	118 (43.7%)	72 (26.7%)	49 (18.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	9.7	1361^st of 1511 public elementary schools	9.9%		6.2	1436^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.9%	75	29.8	22.5	2.6				20.0	17.5	22.4	0.0				14.5	$21,661	$3,153	$18,508
Darby Township School	Public	K-8	801 Ashland Avenue	Glenolden	19036	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4375	618	41	15.1	100.5%	95 (15.4%)	444 (71.8%)	33 (5.3%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	21.1	1182^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	21.8%		21	1200^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.4%	18	17.5	29.4	38.1	7.9	16.2	15.3	20.3	28.1	27.0	28.6	34.2	32.3	41.2	32.4	$11,819	$1,831	$9,988
Westbrook Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Westbrook Dr	Clifton Heights	19018	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9363	468	39	12.1	105.1%	166 (35.5%)	184 (39.3%)	51 (10.9%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.1%)	16.4	1257^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.8%		14	1301^st of 1526 public elementary schools	14.7%	44	30.0	34.6	10.5				25.2	27.5	29.5	14.5				24.0	$16,841	$1,218	$15,623
Glenolden School	Public	1-8	MacDade & Knowles	Glenolden	19036	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 237-6430	614	43	14.3	58.5%	293 (47.7%)	187 (30.5%)	44 (7.2%)	36 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.0%)	29.2	1094^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.6%		41.1	996^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.7%	98	22.2	40.5	14.7	19.2	26.3	17.8	23.8	27.8	40.5	38.3	47.9	43.1	43.8	40.4	$21,018	$734	$20,284
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
Sharon Hill School	Public	K-8	701 Coates Street	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4355	552	49	11.2	96.2%	30 (5.4%)	460 (83.3%)	38 (6.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	20.9	1184^th of 1511 public elementary schools	21.6%		20.8	1206^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.0%	22	42.8	18.0	9.5	19.2	16.4	9.2	18.5	39.3	24.0	23.3	32.9	32.9	29.2	30.3	$11,516	$1,784	$9,733

Frequently Asked Questions about Aldan Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Aldan Elementary School?

Students at Aldan Elementary School are 73% African American, 11% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is Aldan Elementary School in?

William Penn School District

Is Aldan Elementary School a good school?

Aldan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Aldan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Aldan Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Aldan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Aldan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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