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Drexel Hill Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

688^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Drexel Hill Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Upper Darby School District, with an enrollment of 1,290 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Drexel Hill Middle School's academic performance significantly underperforms compared to the state and its own school district on standardized tests, with only 12.1% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 27% proficient in English Language Arts.

The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with its rankings for Asian, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students all in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania middle schools. Additionally, Drexel Hill Middle School has extremely high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in recent years, indicating a high-poverty student population that the school has struggled to support academically.

In contrast, nearby schools like Bala-Cynwyd Middle School and Haverford Middle School have proficiency rates over 70% in math and English, more than double Drexel Hill Middle School's rates. The school's relatively low per-student spending and high student-teacher ratio suggest it may be operating with resource constraints that could be impacting its ability to provide a high-quality education.

1,244

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,325

Per pupil spending ?

103.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3001 State Rd
Drexel Hill, PA 19026-1795

(610) 853-4580

District: Upper Darby School District

Students who attend Drexel Hill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Upper Darby Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.8%

White:

24.3%

Hispanic:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg22%

Pennsylvania avg45%

688^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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	18.8	688 of 873	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	685 of 891	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	621 of 893	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	624 of 883	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	583 of 797	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	607 of 891	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	616 of 861	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.7	564 of 877	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.0	558 of 870	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.1	522 of 835	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	488 of 728	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.7	501 of 758	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.5	590 of 834	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.2	539 of 825	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.3	497 of 805	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.5	463 of 770	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.5	483 of 753	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.4	532 of 749	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.3	568 of 736	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.2	557 of 687	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.8	423 of 663	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.8	411 of 643	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	247 of 393	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	232 of 408	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	167 of 421	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	123 of 138	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	123 of 145	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	123 of 144	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	439 of 643	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	431 of 672	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	457 of 660	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	101 of 145	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	88 of 150	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	39 of 143	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	675 of 835	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	677 of 860	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	281 of 348	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	222 of 362	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	137 of 362	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	670 of 843	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	696 of 877	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	586 of 874	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	670 of 839	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	668 of 870	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	160 of 174	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	154 of 199	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	110 of 187	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	598 of 649	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	632 of 673	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	594 of 681	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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+16 vs school

Disabled (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-22 vs state

Math12%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 25, 2012

DHMS is by far a great school! There is so much to offer these young kids and the teachers are magnificant. I have children in DH now and I just cannot say enough good things about this school, the teachers and the principal, Mr. Manfre. They don't put up with the nonsense that Beverly Hills puts up with, nor do they have to as long as they keep the riff raff out of DH. - keep the bad ones over at Beverly Hills. Drexel Hill is still a good school and my children and I are very proud of our middle school! Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Saturday, October 30, 2010

I go to d.h.m.s.It really is a great school I learn so much here more then any other school the teachers are awesome and fun Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Drexel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 State Rd	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-4580	1,244	102	12.2	103.7%	302 (24.3%)	644 (51.8%)	120 (9.6%)	99 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.3%)	18.8	688^th of 873 public middle schools	21.2%		20.5	685^th of 891 public middle schools	23.1%	3		10.3	13.1	12.6	12.1		28.6	25.4	27.1	27.0	$17,325	$1,022	$16,303
Beverly Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Garrett Rd	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9317	1,475	109	13.5	101.4%	60 (4.1%)	694 (47.1%)	373 (25.3%)	300 (20.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.1%)	14.4	735^th of 873 public middle schools	15.8%		13.1	757^th of 891 public middle schools	15.0%	22		12.1	9.0	7.9	9.5		24.4	24.2	19.6	22.7	$16,301	$2,687	$13,615
Haverford Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 Darby Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	1,578	115	13.7	17.9%	1,225 (77.6%)	90 (5.7%)	45 (2.9%)	104 (6.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (6.9%)	97.7	14^th of 873 public middle schools	98.4%		95.3	27^th of 891 public middle schools	97.0%	13		70.9	70.1	68.5	69.8		83.1	85.6	84.6	84.5	$18,680	$141	$18,539
Richardson Middle School	Public	6-8	20 W Woodland Ave	Springfield	19064	Delaware County	Springfield School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 938-6300	1,081	74	14.5	24.6%	800 (74.0%)	103 (9.5%)	50 (4.6%)	96 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	94.4	42^nd of 873 public middle schools	95.2%		94	37^th of 891 public middle schools	95.8%	5		69.9	59.0	52.7	60.6		77.0	83.2	73.7	77.8	$16,236	$335	$15,901
Penn Wood Middle School	Public	7-8	121 Summit St	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 586-1804	667	53	12.5	95.2%	15 (2.2%)	574 (86.1%)	28 (4.2%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	15.4	720^th of 873 public middle schools	17.5%		14.1	748^th of 891 public middle schools	16.0%	28			8.6	5.3	7.0			26.1	24.9	25.5	$21,939	$1,685	$20,253
Paxon Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	815 Paxon Hollow Rd	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4320	868	64	13.6	28.8%	666 (76.7%)	27 (3.1%)	26 (3.0%)	112 (12.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	83.5	117^th of 873 public middle schools	86.6%		84.4	108^th of 891 public middle schools	87.9%	9		64.2	46.7	39.4	50.2		67.9	67.2	58.1	64.5	$20,602	$417	$20,185
Tilden William T Middle School	Public	5-8	6601 Elmwood Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8170	266	21	12.4	98.9%	5 (1.9%)	199 (74.8%)	39 (14.7%)	18 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	6.6	850^th of 873 public middle schools	2.6%		7.1	849^th of 891 public middle schools	4.7%	1	4.3	2.8	0.0	1.5	1.9	4.8	8.6	15.2	14.7	11.8	$34,663	$20,245	$14,418
Middle Years Alternative	Public	5-8	4725 Fairmont Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7720	128	12	10.5	121.1%	1 (0.8%)	101 (78.9%)	16 (12.5%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.7%)	24.5	642^nd of 873 public middle schools	26.5%		29.6	619^th of 891 public middle schools	30.5%	23		6.4	24.0	17.1	13.0		28.2	19.2	41.7	29.3	$24,823	$10,055	$14,767
Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-9	2601 S 58th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 878-1544	315	23	13.6	117.1%	3 (1.0%)	292 (92.7%)	9 (2.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10	790^th of 873 public middle schools	9.5%		10.9	780^th of 891 public middle schools	12.5%	10	4.3	1.4	4.8	0.0	2.5	18.6	24.3	19.1	21.0	20.9	$23,175	$8,069	$15,106
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School	Public	5-8	510 Bryn Mawr Ave	Bala Cynwyd	19004	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1480	794	79	10.1	15.1%	488 (61.5%)	69 (8.7%)	41 (5.2%)	113 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.5%)	98	13^th of 873 public middle schools	98.5%		96.9	13^th of 891 public middle schools	98.5%		79.4	83.1	69.9	73.2	76.6	80.4	87.2	82.7	79.6	82.6	$34,542	$230	$34,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Drexel Hill Middle School

Is Drexel Hill Middle School a good school?

Drexel Hill Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Drexel Hill Middle School attend?

Students who attend Drexel Hill Middle School usually go on to attend Upper Darby Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Drexel Hill Middle School?

Students at Drexel Hill Middle School are 52% African American, 24% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Drexel Hill Middle School in?

Upper Darby School District

How many students attend Drexel Hill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,244 students attended Drexel Hill Middle School.

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