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Bywood Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

1396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Bywood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, serving 651 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Upper Darby School District, which is ranked 519 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bywood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools based on academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school is projected to rank 1396 out of 1511 elementary schools, with a 0-star rating. Proficiency rates on the PSSA tests are significantly lower than state and district averages, with only 14% of Bywood students proficient or better in Math and 15.5% in English Language Arts, compared to 41.7% and 48.5% statewide, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for Asian, Hispanic, and Disabled student subgroups.

While Bywood Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $14,867 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7, these factors do not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. Nearby schools within the same district, such as Stonehurst Hills Elementary and Highland Park Elementary, have higher proficiency rates and better SchoolDigger rankings than Bywood. The persistent underperformance of Bywood Elementary suggests that addressing the root causes of this issue, such as resource allocation and instructional practices, should be a priority for the school and district leadership.

683

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,219

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 Avon Rd
Upper Darby, PA 19082-4795

(610) 352-6842

District: Upper Darby School District

Students who attend Bywood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Beverly Hills Middle School
High:	Upper Darby Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.1%

Hispanic:

32.5%

Asian:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (15% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg22%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,396^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Upper Darby School District

519^th of 606Upper Darby 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	8.0	1396 of 1511	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1388 of 1526	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1366 of 1534	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1341 of 1534	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1321 of 1433	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1357 of 1544	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1362 of 1530	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	1351 of 1547	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	1368 of 1554	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	1288 of 1474	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	1348 of 1467	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	1365 of 1519	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	1444 of 1599	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	1473 of 1597	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	1479 of 1579	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	1441 of 1549	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	1438 of 1551	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	1455 of 1555	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	1457 of 1545	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.9	1156 of 1299	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.9	1093 of 1308	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.7	1035 of 1302	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	260 of 413	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	275 of 437	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	241 of 437	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	148 of 151	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	162 of 168	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	156 of 160	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1006 of 1030	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1069 of 1084	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	185 of 207	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	169 of 200	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	170 of 196	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1335 of 1466	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1360 of 1488	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	419 of 429	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	439 of 454	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	424 of 432	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1268 of 1369	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1277 of 1432	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1211 of 1414	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1393 of 1475	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1366 of 1495	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-33 vs state

Math14%-28 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
Bywood Elementary School	Public	1-5	330 Avon Rd	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 352-6842	683	55	12.5	95.3%	27 (4.0%)	308 (45.1%)	222 (32.5%)	102 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	8	1396^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.2	1388^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.0%	8	9.1	14.4	20.0				14.0	13.5	17.8	15.0				15.5	$16,219	$2,595	$13,624
Stonehurst Hills Elementary School	Public	1-5	7051 Ruskin Ln	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9111	436	49	8.8	108.3%	11 (2.5%)	251 (57.6%)	116 (26.6%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	5.7	1462^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	3.2%		4.3	1488^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.5%	26	12.2	7.7	4.5				7.9	9.4	14.1	15.9				13.2	$18,683	$2,625	$16,058
East Lansdowne Elementary School	Public	K-6	401 Emerson Ave	East Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-2415	269	20	13.7	106.3%	17 (6.3%)	207 (77.0%)	24 (8.9%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	26.2	1126^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.5%		16.7	1264^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.2%	138	45.5	26.3	23.8	7.7			25.0	42.4	26.3	40.5	30.8			34.8	$21,663	$1,155	$20,507
Vision Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	153 Penn Blvd	East Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	Vision Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 466-2124	547	43	12.7		1 (0.2%)	519 (94.9%)	12 (2.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	23.5	1155^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.6%		18.8	1235^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.1%	80	23.6	18.8	32.6	31.8	21.3	53.2	28.9	25.0	21.7	43.5	40.0	38.3	59.6	35.9	$17,583	$709	$16,874
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	8301 West Chester Pike	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 853-4530	737	52	14.1	95.7%	38 (5.2%)	224 (30.4%)	215 (29.2%)	207 (28.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	24.2	1145^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.2%		20	1220^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.1%	75	31.7	37.6	27.2				32.1	30.4	27.9	30.9				29.7	$16,624	$2,597	$14,028
Ardmore Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	161 Ardmore Ave	Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 623-7900	535	41	13.0	102.1%	40 (7.5%)	367 (68.6%)	68 (12.7%)	19 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	19.9	1204^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.3%		20.5	1210^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.7%	6	29.8	18.4	19.7	12.2			19.8	29.9	22.5	38.6	33.8			31.2	$22,395	$1,158	$21,237
West Phila. Achievement CES	Public, Charter	K-5	6701 Callowhill Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	West Phila. Achievement CES	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 476-6471	654	29	22.5	100.2%	5 (0.8%)	619 (94.6%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	7	1420^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.0%		11	1345^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.9%	75	14.0	11.5	11.0				12.1	13.3	13.7	17.0				14.7	$18,484	$5,504	$12,980
Bryant William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	6001 Cedar Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7910	338	34	9.9	108.3%	1 (0.3%)	300 (88.8%)	23 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.7%)	7	1423^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.6	1399^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.3%	24	16.1	8.6	3.6	0.0	14.7	8.6	9.0	16.1	21.7	14.3	19.2	34.3	29.7	23.4	$20,832	$5,559	$15,273
Lamberton Robert E School	Public	PK, KG-8	7501 Woodbine Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7530	341	34	10.0	95.0%	2 (0.6%)	300 (88.0%)	29 (8.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	3.5	1505^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.6	1506^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.3%	1	14.3	5.9	0.0	0.0	2.6	2.6	3.8	7.1	5.9	3.1	2.6	15.8	15.8	8.7	$22,937	$6,831	$16,106
Anderson Add B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1034 S 60th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7890	339	35	9.7	113.3%	2 (0.6%)	313 (92.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	5.7	1461^st of 1511 public elementary schools	3.3%		8.1	1390^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.9%	71	21.9	0.0	2.8	2.6	9.6	2.8	7.1	4.9	9.4	8.6	21.0	30.2	27.0	17.3	$24,679	$8,836	$15,843

Frequently Asked Questions about Bywood Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bywood Elementary School?

Students at Bywood Elementary School are 45% African American, 33% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Bywood Elementary School a good school?

Bywood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Bywood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Bywood Elementary School.

What district is Bywood Elementary School in?

Upper Darby School District

What schools do graduates of Bywood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bywood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beverly Hills Middle School
High : Upper Darby Senior High School

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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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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