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Upper Darby Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 16% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Upper Darby Senior High School is a public high school located in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, serving 4,231 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Upper Darby School District, which is ranked 519 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its large student population, Upper Darby Senior High School has consistently performed poorly compared to other Pennsylvania high schools, ranking between 391 and 575 out of 537-693 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, with a brief increase to 2 stars in the 2021-2022 school year. In contrast, nearby high-performing schools like Springfield High School and Haverford Senior High School rank in the top 5% and 10% of Pennsylvania high schools, respectively, and have 5-star ratings.

The school's performance across different student subgroups is also generally low, with most subgroups ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Pennsylvania high schools. Additionally, the school's academic performance on the Keystone Exams, Pennsylvania's standardized tests, is significantly below the state average across all subject areas. While the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are generally in line with or slightly below the state average, the consistently low performance and equity concerns suggest that the school and district may face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

4,187

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,613

Per pupil spending ?

101.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 North Lansdowne Avenue
Drexel Hill, PA 19026

(610) 622-7000

District: Upper Darby School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.8%

Hispanic:

16.6%

White:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (28% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (83% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

Pennsylvania avg52%

575^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	15.1	575 of 681	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	546 of 686	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	541 of 674	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	417 of 634	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	391 of 537	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	500 of 693	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	491 of 673	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.3	483 of 663	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.1	486 of 677	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.1	494 of 680	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.9	433 of 580	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.4	331 of 591	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.9	530 of 664	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	526 of 660	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.2	535 of 649	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.2	525 of 632	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.8	507 of 621	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.2	470 of 615	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.8	519 of 604	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.0	480 of 593	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.0	470 of 590	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.6	407 of 583	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	189 of 276	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	157 of 284	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	147 of 260	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	105 of 125	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	103 of 121	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	96 of 112	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	418 of 524	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	409 of 513	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	446 of 502	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	82 of 109	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	66 of 84	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	57 of 85	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	559 of 657	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	526 of 665	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	243 of 287	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	199 of 274	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	188 of 252	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	535 of 651	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	493 of 664	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	508 of 652	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	565 of 660	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	531 of 662	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	155 of 165	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	136 of 150	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	121 of 129	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	540 of 583	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	505 of 595	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	444 of 577	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature32%-30 vs state

Biology32%-18 vs state

Algebra I19%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 21, 2011

This school has approximately 4000 students from all socioeconomic backgrounds and over 70 countries. They have award winning music programs, sports programs, etc! A large pool, performing arts center, after school programs for every interest, and dedicated staff mean that if you want something positive and constructive to do, you'll find it here. Perhaps this would be one of the top schools in the country if all factors were considered. I don't know how many English speaking scholars would do well on a standardized test in say, Arabic! Yet those who know little, if any, English are required to take tests in English and these scores are factored in to the High School's "grade".

While we don't appreciate the behavior of some of our 'neighbors', our middle and high school age children beg us not to consider moving until they are out of school! Close Quote

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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 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
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
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
Haverford Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Mill Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	1,994	122	16.3	21.4%	1,566 (78.5%)	122 (6.1%)	69 (3.5%)	118 (5.9%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	112 (5.6%)	93.8	22^nd of 681 public high schools	96.8%		92.4	36^th of 686 public high schools	94.8%	14	72.5	83.7	86.3											$18,695	$141	$18,554
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
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
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
Overbrook High School	Public	9-12	5898 Lancaster Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7300	440	23	19.2	88.9%	4 (0.9%)	398 (90.5%)	22 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	2.9	658^th of 681 public high schools	3.4%		5.1	639^th of 686 public high schools	6.9%	19	2.6	8.0	21.2											$20,032	$9,278	$10,753
The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Public, Magnet	5-12	5925 Malvern Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7270	532	17	31.0	105.1%	54 (10.2%)	403 (75.8%)	19 (3.6%)	22 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	38.1	464^th of 681 public high schools	31.9%		52.2	367^th of 686 public high schools	46.5%	97	26.3	38.7	62.1	51.6	56.5	44.9	28.2	44.9	75.1	75.5	66.0	60.9	68.8	$20,027	$7,150	$12,878
Mastery Charter School - Shoemaker Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	5301 Media Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 296-7111	722	53	13.7	99.6%	1 (0.1%)	644 (89.2%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.9%)	11.2	592^nd of 681 public high schools	13.1%		26.8	520^th of 686 public high schools	24.2%	72	20.6	15.2	36.7			12.2	6.9	9.3			15.5	24.8	20.5	$21,735	$6,247	$15,488
Springfield High School	Public	9-12	200 S Rolling Road	Springfield	19064	Delaware County	Springfield School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 938-6100	1,434	82	17.4	24.5%	1,086 (75.7%)	119 (8.3%)	49 (3.4%)	128 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.6%)	95.7	15^th of 681 public high schools	97.8%		93.9	26^th of 686 public high schools	96.2%	11	79.9	79.8	91.9											$16,818	$347	$16,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Upper Darby Senior High School

What schools feed into Upper Darby Senior High School?

Upper Darby Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bywood Elementary School
Elementary : Charles Kelly Elementary School
Elementary : Garrettford Elementary School
Elementary : Highland Park Elementary School
Elementary : Hillcrest Elementary School
Elementary : Primos Elementary School
Elementary : Stonehurst Hills Elementary School
Elementary : Westbrook Park Elementary School
Middle : Beverly Hills Middle School
Middle : Drexel Hill Middle School

Is Upper Darby Senior High School a good school?

Upper Darby Senior High School ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Upper Darby Senior High School?

Students at Upper Darby Senior High School are 51% African American, 17% Hispanic, 15% White, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Upper Darby Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 4,187 students attended Upper Darby Senior High School.

What district is Upper Darby Senior High School in?

Upper Darby School District

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