Enrollment
626
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER DARBY SD·NCES 422432010042
Aronimink Elementary School
4611 Bond Ave, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 · (610) 853-4510 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
528 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.1pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.2% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 42.8% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Schools most like Aronimink Elementary School
Aronimink Elementary School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aronimink Elementary School this school | 626 | 84.3% | 42.3% |
| Highland Park Elementary School Upper Darby | 737 | 95.7% | 33.4% |
| Thomas W Holtzman Jr Elementary School Harrisburg | 792 | 72.9% | 24.9% |
| Pollock Robert B School Philadelphia | 845 | 88.2% | 36.1% |
| Sara Lindemuth Elementary School Harrisburg | 758 | 73.2% | N/A |
| Pittsburgh Banksville K-5 Pittsburgh | 322 | 89.4% | 36.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aronimink Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #1,033 of 1,396 | #40 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #1,013 of 1,511 ▼ 107 | #39 of 69 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #1,164 of 1,511 ▼ 44 | #51 of 69 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #220 of 1,638 | #9 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #934 of 1,528 | #45 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.0% | #9 of 1,531 | #1 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #689 of 1,600 | #30 of 73 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 626 | 46.3 | 13.5:1 | 84% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 36.8 | 14.3:1 | 99% (524) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aronimink Elementary School.
About Aronimink Elementary School
Aronimink Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. It enrolls 626 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That is 41% above the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Aronimink Elementary School sits within Upper Darby SD, which has 13 schools and 12,173 students.
At Aronimink Elementary School, Asian students make up the biggest share, 29%. The remaining students are 28% Black, 20% Hispanic, 15% White, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Delaware County, the Asian share is about 6%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 77%.
Classroom staffing at Aronimink Elementary School totals 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. Federal data show 84% of students (528) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Delaware County average 58%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Aronimink Elementary School would be expected to post about 41.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Delaware County show that median household income comes to about $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 113, with about 74,663 students.
The closest school to Aronimink Elementary School is Upper Darby Kdg Center, located about 0.9 miles away. Aronimink Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Aronimink Elementary School at 3rd of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Upper Darby SD
- Upper Darby SHSHigh · 4,187 students
- Beverly Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,475 students
- Drexel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,244 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Bywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other schools in Drexel Hill
- Upper Darby SHSHigh · 4,187 students
- Drexel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,244 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Garrettford Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Upper Darby Kdg CenterElementary · 468 students
- Charles Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Darby Kdg Center0.9 mi · 468
- Drexel Hill Middle School1.0 mi · 1,244
- Scenic Hills Elementary School1.1 mi · 675
- Hillcrest Elementary School1.1 mi · 551
- Manoa Elementary School1.1 mi · 706
- Garrettford Elementary School1.2 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Aronimink Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Aronimink Elementary School?
Aronimink Elementary School enrolls approximately 626 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Aronimink Elementary School serve?
Aronimink Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Aronimink Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Aronimink Elementary School.
How diverse is Aronimink Elementary School?
Aronimink Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 20% Hispanic, 28% Black, 29% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Aronimink Elementary School in?
Aronimink Elementary School is part of Upper Darby SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.