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The highest-poverty public schools in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 104 qualifying public schools. Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center leads the list at 143%, against a median of 53.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

104

Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

143%

Median % FRL

53.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center	Glenolden, PA	Southeast Delco SD	Elementary	222	143%
2	Upper Darby Kdg Center	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	468	129%
3	Colwyn Elementary School	Colwyn, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	135	117%
4	Walnut Street Elementary School	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	255	112%
5	Edgmont Scholars Academy	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	Elementary	422	112%
6	Delcroft School	Folcroft, PA	Southeast Delco SD	Elementary	554	111%
7	Chester Upland School of Arts	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	Elementary	384	111%
8	Stonehurst Hills Elementary School	Upper Darby, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	436	108%
9	Academy Park High School	Sharon Hill, PA	Southeast Delco SD	High	1,194	108%
10	Chester High School	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	High	806	107%
11	East Lansdowne Elementary School	East Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	269	106%
12	Charles Kelly Elementary School	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	270	106%
13	Westbrook Park Elementary School	Clifton Heights, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	468	105%
14	Garrettford Elementary School	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	529	105%
15	Drexel Hill Middle School	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Middle	1,244	104%
16	Hillcrest Elementary School	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	551	103%
17	Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy	Yeadon, PA	William Penn SD	High	379	103%
18	Park Lane Elementary School	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	304	103%
19	Ardmore Avenue Elementary School	Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	535	102%
20	Beverly Hills Middle School	Upper Darby, PA	Upper Darby SD	Middle	1,475	101%
21	Upper Darby SHS	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	High	4,187	101%
22	Darby Twp School	Glenolden, PA	Southeast Delco SD	Elementary	618	101%
23	W B Evans Elementary School	Yeadon, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	304	100%
24	Chester Community CS	Chester, PA	Chester Community CS	Elementary	3,782	99.9%
25	Aldan Elementary School	Aldan, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	238	98.3%
26	Penn Wood High School	Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	High	1,148	97.6%
27	Harris School	Collingdale, PA	Southeast Delco SD	Elementary	715	96.2%
28	Sharon Hill School	Sharon Hill, PA	Southeast Delco SD	Elementary	552	96.2%
29	Highland Park Elementary School	Upper Darby, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	737	95.7%
30	Bywood Elementary School	Upper Darby, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	683	95.3%
31	Penn Wood Middle School	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	Middle	667	95.2%
32	Primos Elementary School	Primos, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	499	93.0%
33	Stetser Elementary School	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	Elementary	251	92.0%
34	STEM at Showalter	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	High	477	91.4%
35	Marcus Hook Elementary School	Marcus Hook, PA	Chichester SD	Elementary	237	91.1%
36	Bell Avenue School	Yeadon, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	265	90.6%
37	Main Street School	Upland, PA	Chester-Upland SD	Elementary	340	88.5%
38	Eddystone Elementary School	Eddystone, PA	Ridley SD	Elementary	226	87.6%
39	Toby Farms Intermediate School	Chester Twp, PA	Chester-Upland SD	Middle	359	87.5%
40	Aronimink Elementary School	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	626	84.3%
41	Linwood Elementary School	Linwood, PA	Chichester SD	Elementary	249	78.7%
42	Woodlyn Elementary School	Woodlyn, PA	Ridley SD	Elementary	320	76.3%
43	Chichester Middle School	Boothwyn, PA	Chichester SD	Middle	873	67.5%
44	Chichester SHS	Boothwyn, PA	Chichester SD	High	981	60.9%
45	Glenolden School	Glenolden, PA	Interboro SD	Elementary	614	58.5%
46	Leedom Elementary School	Ridley Park, PA	Ridley SD	Elementary	291	56.7%
47	Ridley Middle School	Ridley Park, PA	Ridley SD	Middle	1,291	56.7%
48	Tinicum School	Essington, PA	Interboro SD	Elementary	325	56.3%
49	Prospect Park School	Prospect Park, PA	Interboro SD	Elementary	546	56.2%
50	Hilltop Elementary School	Aston, PA	Chichester SD	Elementary	290	55.5%

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