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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAM PENN SD·NCES 422639001887
Ardmore Avenue Elementary School
161 Ardmore Ave, Lansdowne, PA 19050 · (610) 623-7900 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
546 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ardmore Avenue Elementary School→Penn Wood Middle School
Based on grade levels within William Penn SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
19.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.2% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 17.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Ardmore Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,174 of 1,396 | #49 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,285 of 1,511 ▲ 11 | #57 of 69 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #1,181 of 1,511 ▲ 29 | #53 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #428 of 1,638 | #29 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #774 of 1,528 | #39 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #535 of 1,531 | #28 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #213 of 1,600 | #15 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #813 of 1,045 | #36 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
535
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 535 | 41 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 38 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 100% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 99% (539) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 30.7 | 18.5:1 | 100% (569) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 73% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 25 | 20.0:1 | 66% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 35% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 22 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ardmore Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (569 to 535); teachers up 34% (30.7 to 41).
About Ardmore Avenue Elementary School
Ardmore Avenue Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. The school's 535 students are in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 21% higher than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
William Penn SD runs 11 schools with a combined 4,499 students. Ardmore Avenue Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 69% of students at Ardmore Avenue Elementary School are Black. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 22% of Delaware County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Ardmore Avenue Elementary School total 41 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Ardmore Avenue Elementary School is 33.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.0%.
In the county around the school, Delaware County, the median household income is $89,546, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Delaware County is home to 113 public schools and about 74,663 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Penn Wood High School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Ardmore Avenue Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 24.7%, lower than Ardmore Avenue Elementary School's 30.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Ardmore Avenue Elementary School enrolled 542; in 2024-25, 535. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.1:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Ardmore Avenue Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in William Penn SD
- Penn Wood High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Penn Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Penn Wood 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 379 students
- Park Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- W B Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- East Lansdowne Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Penn Wood High School0.5 mi · 1,148
- Charles Kelly Elementary School0.6 mi · 270
- Garrettford Elementary School0.9 mi · 529
- East Lansdowne Elementary School0.9 mi · 269
- Beverly Hills Middle School1.0 mi · 1,475
- Upper Darby SHS1.0 mi · 4,187
Frequently asked questions
About Ardmore Avenue Elementary SchoolHow large is Ardmore Avenue Elementary School?
Ardmore Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades KG-06.
Is Ardmore Avenue Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ardmore Avenue Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ardmore Avenue Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ardmore Avenue Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ardmore Avenue Elementary School?
Ardmore Avenue Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 13% Hispanic, 69% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Ardmore Avenue Elementary School?
Ardmore Avenue Elementary School is overseen by William Penn SD in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.