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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 Ctr	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	468	129%
3	Colwyn El Sch	Colwyn, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	135	117%
4	Walnut Street El Sch	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	255	112%
5	Edgmont Scholars Academy	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	Elementary	422	112%
6	Delcroft Sch	Folcroft, PA	Southeast Delco SD	Elementary	554	111%
7	Chester Upland Sch of Arts	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	Elementary	384	111%
8	Stonehurst Hills El Sch	Upper Darby, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	436	108%
9	Academy Park HS	Sharon Hill, PA	Southeast Delco SD	High	1,194	108%
10	Chester HS	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	High	806	107%
11	East Lansdowne El Sch	East Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	269	106%
12	Charles Kelly El Sch	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	270	106%
13	Westbrook Park El Sch	Clifton Heights, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	468	105%
14	Garrettford El Sch	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	529	105%
15	Drexel Hill MS	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Middle	1,244	104%
16	Hillcrest El Sch	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 El Sch	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	304	103%
19	Ardmore Avenue El Sch	Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	535	102%
20	Beverly Hills MS	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 Sch	Glenolden, PA	Southeast Delco SD	Elementary	618	101%
23	W B Evans El Sch	Yeadon, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	304	100%
24	Chester Community CS	Chester, PA	Chester Community CS	Elementary	3,782	99.9%
25	Aldan El Sch	Aldan, PA	William Penn SD	Elementary	238	98.3%
26	Penn Wood HS	Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	High	1,148	97.6%
27	Harris Sch	Collingdale, PA	Southeast Delco SD	Elementary	715	96.2%
28	Sharon Hill Sch	Sharon Hill, PA	Southeast Delco SD	Elementary	552	96.2%
29	Highland Park El Sch	Upper Darby, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	737	95.7%
30	Bywood El Sch	Upper Darby, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	683	95.3%
31	Penn Wood MS	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	Middle	667	95.2%
32	Primos El Sch	Primos, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	499	93.0%
33	Stetser El Sch	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 El Sch	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 Sch	Upland, PA	Chester-Upland SD	Elementary	340	88.5%
38	Eddystone El Sch	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 El Sch	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Elementary	626	84.3%
41	Linwood El Sch	Linwood, PA	Chichester SD	Elementary	249	78.7%
42	Woodlyn El Sch	Woodlyn, PA	Ridley SD	Elementary	320	76.3%
43	Chichester MS	Boothwyn, PA	Chichester SD	Middle	873	67.5%
44	Chichester SHS	Boothwyn, PA	Chichester SD	High	981	60.9%
45	Glenolden Sch	Glenolden, PA	Interboro SD	Elementary	614	58.5%
46	Leedom El Sch	Ridley Park, PA	Ridley SD	Elementary	291	56.7%
47	Ridley MS	Ridley Park, PA	Ridley SD	Middle	1,291	56.7%
48	Tinicum Sch	Essington, PA	Interboro SD	Elementary	325	56.3%
49	Prospect Park Sch	Prospect Park, PA	Interboro SD	Elementary	546	56.2%
50	Hilltop El Sch	Aston, PA	Chichester SD	Elementary	290	55.5%

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