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Darby Township School

Public Grades K-8

1182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Darby Township School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Southeast Delco School District in Glenolden, Pennsylvania. With 622 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Darby Township School significantly underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.3% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 18.1% in the Southeast Delco School District. Similarly, only 32.4% of students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 48.5% statewide and 32.7% in the district. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.1% to 3.0% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

While Darby Township School performs poorly overall, its performance for certain student subgroups is noteworthy. The school ranks 123rd out of 437 Pennsylvania elementary schools for its African American students in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 4-star rating. In contrast, the school ranks 1105th out of 1201 for its white students, with a 0-star rating. Nearby schools, such as Sharon Hill School and Delcroft School, tend to have higher academic proficiency rates, lower dropout rates, and more favorable student-teacher ratios compared to Darby Township School.

618

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,819

Per pupil spending ?

100.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Ashland Avenue
Glenolden, PA 19036-1625

(610) 522-4375

District: Southeast Delco School District

Students who attend Darby Township School usually attend:

High:

Academy Park High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.8%

White:

15.4%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd 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 21 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,182^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

617^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Southeast Delco School District

482^nd of 606Southeast Delco 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	21.1	1182 of 1511	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1200 of 1526	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1237 of 1534	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1276 of 1534	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1190 of 1433	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1273 of 1544	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1292 of 1530	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	1241 of 1547	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	1192 of 1554	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	1131 of 1474	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	1220 of 1467	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	1240 of 1519	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.8	1336 of 1599	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	1377 of 1597	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	1430 of 1579	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.1	1409 of 1549	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	1404 of 1551	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.2	1444 of 1555	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.4	1333 of 1545	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.1	911 of 1308	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	22.0	1077 of 1302	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	140 of 413	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	123 of 437	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	144 of 437	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	774 of 1030	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	888 of 1084	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	847 of 1043	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1154 of 1466	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1140 of 1488	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1039 of 1369	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1109 of 1432	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1122 of 1414	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1172 of 1475	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1216 of 1495	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1105 of 1201	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1129 of 1236	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	617 of 873	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	647 of 891	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	676 of 893	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	723 of 883	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	646 of 797	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	664 of 891	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	615 of 861	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.0	607 of 877	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.5	632 of 870	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	673 of 835	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.4	601 of 728	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	613 of 758	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	681 of 834	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.2	658 of 825	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	729 of 805	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.3	703 of 770	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	664 of 753	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.6	706 of 749	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.5	622 of 736	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	117 of 393	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	162 of 408	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	197 of 421	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	149 of 643	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	31.2	457 of 672	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	460 of 660	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	653 of 835	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	690 of 860	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	612 of 843	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	642 of 877	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	624 of 874	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	554 of 839	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	593 of 870	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	535 of 673	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)66th percentile+44 vs school

Disabled (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2025)77th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)21st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-16 vs state

Math20%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Vision Academy Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-4	1016 School Street	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Vision Academy Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 494-1816	235	15	15.6		2 (0.9%)	217 (92.3%)	13 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Darby Township School

What is the racial makeup of Darby Township School?

Students at Darby Township School are 72% African American, 15% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Darby Township School a good school?

Darby Township School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Darby Township School in?

Southeast Delco School District

How many students attend Darby Township School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 618 students attended Darby Township School.

What schools do graduates of Darby Township School attend?

Students who attend Darby Township School usually go on to attend:

High : Academy Park High School

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