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W B Evans Elementary School

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W B Evans Elementary School ranks 1051 st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-6

1051^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

W B Evans Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, serving 303 students in grades K-6 as part of the William Penn School District. While the school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools, its performance for African American students is notably stronger, ranking in the top 50-80 schools in the state for this subgroup.

W B Evans Elementary School has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.07% to 100.33% over the past few years, significantly higher than the surrounding schools in the William Penn School District. This high socioeconomic need likely contributes to the school's overall academic challenges, though the district is allocating additional resources to W B Evans, as seen in the higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools.

In math, W B Evans Elementary School outperforms the William Penn School District average across all grade levels, with 3rd grade math proficiency being particularly strong at 47.4% compared to the district's 30.7%. In English Language Arts, the school also outperforms the district average, with 6th grade ELA proficiency reaching 46.2% compared to the district's 31.3%. This suggests the school may be effectively serving its African American student population, despite the challenges faced by the broader student body.

304

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,520

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Baily Rd
Yeadon, PA 19050-3339

(610) 623-5975

District: William Penn School District

Students who attend W B Evans Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Penn Wood Middle School
High:	Penn Wood High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.8%

Hispanic:

4.3%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in William Penn School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (35% vs 45% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg21%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,051^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the William Penn School District

512^th of 606William Penn 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	33.0	1051 of 1511	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1119 of 1526	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1118 of 1534	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1149 of 1534	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1085 of 1433	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1239 of 1544	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1193 of 1530	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.7	1141 of 1547	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.4	1100 of 1554	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.1	1069 of 1474	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.3	1125 of 1467	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1224 of 1519	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.5	1362 of 1599	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	1434 of 1597	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	1359 of 1579	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.1	1219 of 1549	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	1247 of 1551	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.9	1238 of 1555	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.2	1225 of 1545	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	1132 of 1299	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	1126 of 1308	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.2	1152 of 1302	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	49 of 413	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	63 of 437	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	83 of 437	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1044 of 1466	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1043 of 1488	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	723 of 1369	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	897 of 1432	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	821 of 1414	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	974 of 1475	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1171 of 1495	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+58 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-13 vs state

Math34%-8 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
W B Evans Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	900 Baily Rd	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(610) 623-5975	304	25	12.1	100.0%	5 (1.6%)	267 (87.8%)	13 (4.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	33	1051^st of 1511 public elementary schools	30.4%		28.6	1119^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.7%	68	47.4	33.3	29.5	25.6			33.8	29.0	28.6	38.6	46.2			35.9	$22,520	$1,106	$21,414
Bell Avenue School	Public	K-6	1000 Bell Ave	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 284-6100	265	19	13.9	90.6%	7 (2.6%)	235 (88.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	8.7	1379^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.9	1346^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.8%	33	25.8	11.8	13.3	8.3			14.8	17.1	8.8	14.3	19.4			15.0	$21,407	$1,050	$20,357
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
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
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
Catharine Joseph School	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Chester Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8150	437	36	12.2	96.3%	7 (1.6%)	295 (67.5%)	84 (19.2%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	21.7	1173^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	22.4%		11.2	1342^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	12.1%	169	36.3	21.6	27.7				28.7	31.4	25.5	29.3				28.8	$20,053	$8,062	$11,991
Park Lane Elementary School	Public	K-6	1300 Park Ln	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-4880	304	25	12.1	102.6%	2 (0.7%)	278 (91.4%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	13	1304^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.7%		15.9	1273^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	16.6%	31	10.0	10.9	11.5	12.8			11.3	10.0	13.3	28.8	38.4			22.7	$23,287	$1,184	$22,103
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
Longstreth William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	5700 Willows Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7870	314	24	12.8	83.4%	3 (1.0%)	296 (94.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	6	1455^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.7%		4	1496^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.0%	41	7.7	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	11.5	10.5	3.7	26.5	9.1	6.5	11.8	$19,753	$5,184	$14,569
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

Frequently Asked Questions about W B Evans Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of W B Evans Elementary School?

Students at W B Evans Elementary School are 88% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% White.

What district is W B Evans Elementary School in?

William Penn School District

What schools do graduates of W B Evans Elementary School attend?

Students who attend W B Evans Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Penn Wood Middle School
High : Penn Wood High School

Is W B Evans Elementary School a good school?

W B Evans Elementary School ranks 1051^st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend W B Evans Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended W B Evans Elementary School.

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