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Tinicum School

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Tinicum School ranks 864 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-8

864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Tinicum School is an elementary school located in Essington, PA, serving grades 1-8 with 319 students. It is part of the Interboro School District, which is ranked 382 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. While Tinicum School generally performs below the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, it outperforms its own district in these areas, often by a significant margin.

The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th grade Math, where it exceeds both the state and district averages. Tinicum School also performs well in 4th grade Science, with proficiency rates consistently above 80% in recent years, outpacing both the district and state averages. This suggests the school may have effective teaching and learning strategies in these subject areas that could be leveraged to improve performance in other grades and subjects.

Tinicum School serves a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and with disabilities, which likely contributes to its overall lower performance compared to the state. However, the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio suggest it is allocating resources to support these high-need students. Compared to nearby schools in the Interboro School District, such as Glenolden School and Norwood School, Tinicum School appears to be performing better, despite serving a similar high-need student population.

325

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,932

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

First & Seneca Streets
Essington, PA 19029

(610) 521-4450

District: Interboro School District

Students who attend Tinicum School usually attend:

High:

Interboro Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

African American:

12.3%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (38% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

864^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

559^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Interboro School District

382^nd of 606Interboro 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	864 of 1511	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	759 of 1526	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	591 of 1534	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	726 of 1534	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	870 of 1433	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	850 of 1544	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	722 of 1530	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.2	613 of 1547	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.2	775 of 1554	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	772 of 1474	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.7	925 of 1467	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.5	637 of 1519	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.4	502 of 1599	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.0	647 of 1597	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.5	792 of 1579	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.7	937 of 1549	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.8	1023 of 1551	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.2	1121 of 1555	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.1	1122 of 1545	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.9	952 of 1299	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.5	1089 of 1308	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	41.5	874 of 1302	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	688 of 1030	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.0	289 of 1043	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	880 of 1466	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	828 of 1488	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	555 of 1369	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	588 of 1432	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	248 of 1414	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	801 of 1475	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	668 of 1495	55.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	917 of 1201	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	877 of 1229	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	713 of 1236	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	559 of 873	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	437 of 891	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	337 of 893	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	460 of 883	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	501 of 797	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	574 of 891	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	529 of 861	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.8	485 of 877	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.3	437 of 870	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.1	454 of 835	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.4	417 of 728	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	446 of 758	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.0	297 of 834	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.9	396 of 825	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	324 of 805	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.4	444 of 770	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.0	468 of 753	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.8	527 of 749	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	613 of 736	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.9	555 of 687	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.7	443 of 663	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	43.5	451 of 643	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	346 of 643	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	541 of 672	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	83.3	50 of 660	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	537 of 835	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	395 of 860	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	462 of 843	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	457 of 877	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.7	113 of 874	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	529 of 839	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	482 of 870	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	530 of 649	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	484 of 673	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	327 of 681	52.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)33rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-8 vs state

Math35%-7 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
Tinicum School	Public	1-8	First & Seneca Streets	Essington	19029	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 521-4450	325	34	9.4	56.3%	216 (66.5%)	40 (12.3%)	19 (5.8%)	20 (6.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	47.1	864^th of 1511 public elementary schools	42.8%		57.1	759^th of 1526 public elementary schools	50.3%	105	52.9	62.0	38.8	21.4	28.2	15.9	34.6	55.9	41.3	34.7	47.6	30.8	36.4	40.5	$20,932	$731	$20,202
Norwood School	Public	1-8	558 Seneca Ave	Norwood	19074	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 237-6425	557	48	11.5	51.2%	364 (65.4%)	69 (12.4%)	47 (8.4%)	26 (4.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.4%)	40.8	953^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	36.9%		38.7	1022^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	33.0%	69	48.9	42.0	40.3	21.9	25.3	34.6	33.9	38.3	40.0	41.8	45.2	50.6	55.7	46.4	$21,027	$734	$20,293
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
Kindergarten Academy	Public	K	900 Washington Avenue	Prospect Park	19076	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 957-5401	245	30	8.1	46.1%	135 (55.1%)	44 (18.0%)	21 (8.6%)	16 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.8%)								(n/a)															$21,002	$733	$20,269
Prospect Park School	Public	1-8	10th & Pennsylvania Avenues	Prospect Park	19076	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 237-6420	546	42	13.0	56.2%	335 (61.4%)	82 (15.0%)	47 (8.6%)	46 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.0%)	59	672^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	55.5%		55.9	781^st of 1526 public elementary schools	48.8%	109	53.6	57.4	28.0	46.4	28.7	27.0	39.6	47.2	59.7	53.0	55.4	34.3	41.3	48.1	$21,076	$736	$20,340
Delcroft School	Public	K-8	799 School Lane	Folcroft	19032	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4360	554	43	12.9	111.2%	53 (9.6%)	424 (76.5%)	31 (5.6%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	24.8	1142^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	24.4%		19.9	1223^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	19.9%	81	28.4	24.2	13.8	24.5	9.1	8.6	18.2	37.3	27.7	24.6	54.7	36.3	42.0	36.7	$10,124	$217	$9,907
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
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
Amosland Elementary School	Public	K-5	549 Amosland Rd	Morton	19070	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	470	34	14.0	42.8%	322 (68.5%)	65 (13.8%)	18 (3.8%)	38 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	65.1	572^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	62.1%		65.8	574^th of 1526 public elementary schools	62.4%	2	49.2	62.3	58.9				57.1	50.8	52.1	56.7				53.6	$22,012	$839	$21,173
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 8th Ave	Folsom	19033	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	347	28	12.5	50.4%	275 (79.3%)	31 (8.9%)	13 (3.7%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	54.9	753^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	50.2%		45.7	932^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	38.9%	179	58.7	55.3	40.0				51.0	60.8	48.2	36.3				47.8	$22,529	$836	$21,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Tinicum School

What schools do graduates of Tinicum School attend?

Students who attend Tinicum School usually go on to attend:

High : Interboro Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Tinicum School?

Students at Tinicum School are 66% White, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Is Tinicum School a good school?

Tinicum School ranks 864^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Tinicum School in?

Interboro School District

How many students attend Tinicum School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Tinicum School.

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