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Academy Park High School

Public Grades 9-12

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 14% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Academy Park High School is a public high school located in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, serving 1,286 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Southeast Delco School District, which is ranked 482 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Academy Park High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with only 18.5% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, 18.9% in Biology, and 41.4% in Literature on the Keystone Exams. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 71.4% and 87.9%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average. The school has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 94.43% to 100%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby schools like Ridley High School and Springfield High School, which are ranked much higher in the state and have better academic outcomes, graduation rates, and student group performance, Academy Park High School lags behind significantly. Despite increased spending per student, from $9,705 in 2020-2021 to $11,031 in 2022-2023, the school's performance has not shown significant improvement, suggesting a need for a more comprehensive and sustained approach to school improvement.

1,194

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,036

Per pupil spending ?

107.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Calcon Hook Rd
Sharon Hill, PA 19079-1531

(610) 522-4330

District: Southeast Delco School District

Feeder schools for Academy Park High School:

Elementary:	Darby Township School
	Delcroft School
	Harris School
	Sharon Hill School
	More...
	Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.7%

White:

9.0%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (26% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (79% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Pennsylvania avg52%

583^rd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	583 of 681	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	588 of 686	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	593 of 674	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	500 of 634	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	425 of 537	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	601 of 693	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	580 of 673	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	551 of 663	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	586 of 677	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	541 of 680	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	533 of 580	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	517 of 591	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	584 of 664	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	572 of 660	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	553 of 649	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	576 of 632	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	562 of 621	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	547 of 615	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.3	499 of 604	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.1	506 of 593	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.8	509 of 590	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	13.1	516 of 583	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	145 of 276	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	188 of 284	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	163 of 260	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	352 of 524	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.4	486 of 513	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	385 of 502	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	32.0	62 of 85	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	561 of 657	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	568 of 665	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	210 of 287	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	215 of 274	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	166 of 252	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	567 of 651	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	590 of 664	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	572 of 652	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	580 of 660	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	586 of 662	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	547 of 583	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	477 of 595	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	553 of 577	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2025)33rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)27th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature41%-21 vs state

Biology19%-30 vs state

Algebra I18%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Academy Park High School	Public	9-12	300 Calcon Hook Rd	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4330	1,194	81	14.7	107.7%	107 (9.0%)	964 (80.7%)	55 (4.6%)	23 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.5%)	13.3	583^rd of 681 public high schools	14.4%		12	588^th of 686 public high schools	14.3%	5	18.5	18.9	41.4									$12,036	$1,864	$10,172
Delaware County Technical High School - Folcroft	Public	9-12	701 Henderson Boulevard	Folcroft	19032	Delaware County	Delaware County Technical High School	No	No	No	No	(610) 583-7620	66	20	3.3	554.5%	18 (27.3%)	39 (59.1%)	4 (6.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)								(n/a)
Bartram John - Main	Public	9-12	2401 S 67th St	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8100	583	40	14.5	90.2%	5 (0.9%)	434 (74.4%)	98 (16.8%)	23 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	4.1	643^rd of 681 public high schools	5.6%		4.9	642^nd of 686 public high schools	6.4%	1	4.5	13.2	23.8									$19,520	$7,430	$12,090
Interboro Senior High School	Public	9-12	16th & Amosland Road	Prospect Park	19076	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 237-6410	1,079	87	12.4	53.1%	698 (64.7%)	171 (15.8%)	77 (7.1%)	55 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (7.0%)	43.7	434^th of 681 public high schools	36.3%		46.9	416^th of 686 public high schools	39.4%	18	30.9	42.6	63.5									$19,881	$694	$19,187
Penn Wood High School	Public	9-12	100 Green Avenue	Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 284-8080	1,148	91	12.6	97.6%	32 (2.8%)	1,019 (88.8%)	39 (3.4%)	13 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.5%)	7.9	607^th of 681 public high schools	10.9%		11.5	591^st of 686 public high schools	13.8%	16	12.4	13.1	35.4									$22,040	$1,269	$20,770
Motivation High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5900 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7930	199	15	13.3	98.5%	1 (0.5%)	191 (96.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	12.5	585^th of 681 public high schools	14.1%		9.4	606^th of 686 public high schools	11.7%	21	4.8	21.0	45.2									$24,707	$9,493	$15,214
Upper Darby Senior High School	Public	9-12	601 North Lansdowne Avenue	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 622-7000	4,187	246	17.0	101.1%	622 (14.9%)	2,129 (50.8%)	694 (16.6%)	585 (14.0%)	6 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	148 (3.5%)	15.1	575^th of 681 public high schools	15.6%		22.9	546^th of 686 public high schools	20.4%	29	19.0	31.5	32.4									$14,613	$994	$13,619
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	5501 Cedar Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 387-5149	747	47	15.8	103.5%	1 (0.1%)	691 (92.5%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	10.3	598^th of 681 public high schools	12.2%		9.9	603^rd of 686 public high schools	12.1%	5	18.1	13.8	37.2	1.6	12.1	6.2	7.3	11.1	30.6	25.0	23.8	$19,994	$6,870	$13,124
Ridley High School	Public	9-12	901 Morton Avenue	Folsom	19033	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 237-8034	1,825	126	14.4	53.5%	1,203 (65.9%)	332 (18.2%)	123 (6.7%)	59 (3.2%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (5.5%)	54.8	340^th of 681 public high schools	50.1%		56	333^rd of 686 public high schools	51.5%	7	49.7	45.1	60.0									$23,555	$842	$22,712
Sayre William L Middle School	Public	9-12	5800 Walnut St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7800	447	26	17.0	94.9%	2 (0.4%)	399 (89.3%)	25 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	3.9	647^th of 681 public high schools	5.0%		4.3	645^th of 686 public high schools	6.0%	2	6.2	12.2	21.8									$21,092	$8,153	$12,939

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy Park High School

What district is Academy Park High School in?

Southeast Delco School District

How many students attend Academy Park High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,194 students attended Academy Park High School.

Is Academy Park High School a good school?

Academy Park High School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What schools feed into Academy Park High School?

Academy Park High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Darby Township School
Elementary : Delcroft School
Elementary : Harris School
Elementary : Sharon Hill School
Elementary : Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center

What is the racial makeup of Academy Park High School?

Students at Academy Park High School are 81% African American, 9% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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