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Park Lane Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

1304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Park Lane Elementary School is a public elementary school in Darby, Pennsylvania, serving 312 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the William Penn School District, which is ranked 512 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Park Lane Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in PSSA Math was 11.3%, compared to the state average of 41.7% and the district average of 16%. However, the school's performance in PSSA Science is slightly better, with a 64.1% proficiency rate in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 65.8% and the district average of 41.5%.

The nearby schools within the William Penn School District, such as Bell Avenue School and Walnut Street Elementary School, also perform poorly, with similar low proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts. However, the magnet school W.B. Evans Elementary School, which is part of the same district, outperforms Park Lane Elementary School and the other nearby schools in academic achievement. While the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Park Lane Elementary School may be a significant factor contributing to the school's low academic performance, the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio suggest that resource allocation alone may not be the primary driver of the school's performance, and other factors, such as curriculum, instruction, and school leadership, may play a more significant role.

304

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,287

Per pupil spending ?

102.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Park Ln
Darby, PA 19023-1397

(610) 534-4880

District: William Penn School District

Students who attend Park Lane Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.4%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (17% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Math scores 30 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg21%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,304^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	13.0	1304 of 1511	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1273 of 1526	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1338 of 1534	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1347 of 1534	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1240 of 1433	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	1417 of 1544	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1432 of 1530	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	1424 of 1547	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	1392 of 1554	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	1324 of 1474	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	1347 of 1467	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	1451 of 1519	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	1471 of 1599	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	1517 of 1597	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	1519 of 1579	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.3	1518 of 1549	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	1485 of 1551	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.3	1502 of 1555	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	1415 of 1545	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.9	1205 of 1299	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.8	1086 of 1308	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.3	1174 of 1302	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	235 of 413	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	165 of 437	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	218 of 437	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1260 of 1466	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1191 of 1488	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1140 of 1369	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1173 of 1432	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1257 of 1414	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1276 of 1475	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1303 of 1495	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-26 vs state

Math11%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Park Lane Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Lane Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Park Lane Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park Lane Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Park Lane Elementary School in?

William Penn School District

What is the racial makeup of Park Lane Elementary School?

Students at Park Lane Elementary School are 91% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Park Lane Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Park Lane Elementary School.

Is Park Lane Elementary School a good school?

Park Lane Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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