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Best Elementary Schools in Ridley Park, PA

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694

Students

Top rankedLakeview Elementary School685^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Lakeview Elementary School up 176 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania is home to two elementary schools: Lakeview Elementary School and Leedom Elementary School. Both schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Ridley School District.

Based on the available data, Leedom Elementary School appears to outperform Lakeview Elementary School on several key metrics. Leedom has higher proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts across all grades, with a particularly significant difference in 4th grade PSSA Math proficiency (69.7% at Leedom vs. 62.3% at Lakeview). Additionally, Leedom's overall PSSA Math proficiency rate is higher than Lakeview's (56% vs. 51.2%).

However, it's important to note that Lakeview Elementary School has a higher student-teacher ratio compared to Leedom Elementary School (13.2 vs. 10.5), which may contribute to the performance gap. Additionally, Leedom Elementary School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (58.72%) compared to Lakeview (45.91%), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

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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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leedom Elementary School	Public	K-5	620 East Chester Pike	Ridley Park	19078	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	291	26	11.0	56.7%	214 (73.5%)	34 (11.7%)	13 (4.5%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	57	713^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.8%		54.2	811^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.9%	98	53.7	69.7	49.0	56.0	46.3	57.6	37.3	45.6	$26,623	$856	$25,767
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-5	333 Constitution Ave	Ridley Park	19078	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	403	30	13.6	43.2%	311 (77.2%)	38 (9.4%)	26 (6.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	58.2	685^th of 1511 public elementary schools	54.7%		50.2	861^st of 1526 public elementary schools	43.6%	176	54.3	62.3	36.4	51.2	54.3	50.7	50.0	51.7	$23,697	$838	$22,859

Cities Near Ridley Park

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodlyn	1.06 mi	1	573^rd
Prospect Park	1.1 mi	3	476^th
Folsom	1.21 mi	2	445^th
Swarthmore	1.35 mi	2	172^nd
Norwood	1.45 mi	1	497^th

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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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