Best Public Schools in Brookhaven, PA

Summary:

The city of Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, is home to three schools: two elementary schools, Coebourn Elementary School and Parkside Elementary School, and one middle school, Toby Farms Intermediate School. These schools serve students in the Penn-Delco School District and the Chester-Upland School District.

Among the three schools, Parkside Elementary School stands out as a consistent performer, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math, English Language Arts, and Science that consistently exceed the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, Parkside Elementary had the highest proficiency rates in PSSA Math (59.5%) and PSSA English Language Arts (67.3%) among the three schools, and it was ranked 432 out of 1,526 Pennsylvania elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Coebourn Elementary School also performs above the district and state averages on PSSA tests, though not as strongly as Parkside Elementary.

In contrast, Toby Farms Intermediate School struggles significantly, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages on PSSA tests, especially in Math. Despite having the highest per-student spending at $54,657 for the 2022-2023 school year, Toby Farms Intermediate School's academic performance remains the weakest among the three schools, suggesting that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution to improving academic outcomes. The data highlights the importance of factors beyond just funding and resources, such as school culture, leadership, and teaching quality, in driving academic success.

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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
Toby Farms Intermediate School	Public	4-8	201 Bridgewater Road	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3815	359	35	10.2	87.5%	5 (1.4%)	305 (85.0%)	38 (10.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	6.3	854^th of 873 public middle schools	2.2%		5.9	869^th of 891 public middle schools	2.5%	15				3.1	1.8	2.9	2.6				11.3	10.7	5.9	9.3	$52,886	$4,551	$48,334
Coebourn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Coebourn Boulevard	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 497-6300	319	31	10.3	44.8%	240 (75.2%)	24 (7.5%)	21 (6.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	50.1	822^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	45.6%		51.1	848^th of 1526 public elementary schools	44.4%	26	50.0	56.8	34.4				46.3	50.0	65.9	31.0				47.5	$18,153	$568	$17,585
Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 East Forestview Road	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 497-6300	252	21	12.2	54.0%	143 (56.7%)	57 (22.6%)	27 (10.7%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	53.7	766^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.3%		73.2	432^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	71.7%	334	31.9	56.3	59.4				47.4	46.9	40.7	67.5				51.7	$18,153	$568	$17,585

Cities Near Brookhaven

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Upland	0.84 mi	1	726^th
Wallingford	1.1 mi	4	24^th
Chester	1.4 mi	7	724^th
Aston	1.52 mi	6	330^th
Woodlyn	2.39 mi	1	573^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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