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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN-DELCO SD·NCES 421858001911
Aston Elementary School
900 Tryens Rd, Aston, PA 19014 · (610) 497-6300 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
129 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Based on grade levels within Penn-Delco SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 49.3% |
% 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Aston Elementary School
Aston Elementary School's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Elementary School this school | 405 | 31.9% | 57.4% |
| Marlborough Elementary School Green Lane | 409 | 33.5% | 71.3% |
| Dormont Elementary School Pittsburgh | 380 | 33.4% | 80.1% |
| Scott Primary School Glenshaw | 394 | 28.4% | 81.5% |
| Pennell Elementary School Aston | 415 | 30.6% | 57.5% |
| Hartwood Elementary School Pittsburgh | 386 | 31.3% | 83.5% |
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 Aston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #666 of 1,396 | #28 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #788 of 1,511 ▼ 10 | #30 of 69 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #592 of 1,511 ▲ 16 | #25 of 69 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #863 of 1,638 | #46 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,205 of 1,528 | #61 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #967 of 1,531 | #62 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #1,303 of 1,600 | #47 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #281 of 1,045 | #13 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
405
-71 (-15%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 405 | 27.6 | 14.7:1 | 32% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 32.1 | 12.6:1 | 32% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 30.3 | 13.8:1 | 35% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 28% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 28.9 | 17.6:1 | 17% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 22% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 11% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 26 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (508 to 405); teachers down 5% (28.9 to 27.6).
About Aston Elementary School
Aston Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Aston, Pennsylvania, under Penn-Delco SD. The school enrolls 405 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Aston Elementary School is in Penn-Delco SD, a district with 3,181 students across 6 schools.
Aston Elementary School's enrollment is 82% White. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Delaware County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Aston Elementary School is 27.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.7:1. That is higher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school counts 129 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 32%. It compares with 58% for public schools in Delaware County.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 64.0%. Aston Elementary School scores 57.4%.
Aston Elementary School is located in Delaware County, where the median household income is $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Aston Elementary School is one of 113 public schools in the county.
Pennell Elementary School is located about 0.9 miles from Aston Elementary School. The five-mile area around Aston Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 57.4% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Aston Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Aston Elementary School declined 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 476 to 405 students. The ratio was 15.9:1 in 2020-21 and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Penn-Delco SD
- Sun Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Northley Middle SchoolMiddle · 748 students
- Pennell Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Coebourn Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Other schools in Aston
- Sun Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Northley Middle SchoolMiddle · 748 students
- Pennell Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Delaware County Technical High School - AstonHigh · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Pennell Elementary School0.9 mi · 415
- Delaware County Technical High School - Aston1.0 mi · 80
- Hilltop Elementary School1.5 mi · 290
- Sun Valley High School1.6 mi · 1,042
- Northley Middle School1.8 mi · 748
- Chichester SHS2.2 mi · 981
Frequently asked questions
About Aston Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Aston Elementary School?
Aston Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Aston Elementary School serve?
Aston Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Aston Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Aston Elementary School.
How diverse is Aston Elementary School?
Aston Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Aston Elementary School?
Aston Elementary School is overseen by Penn-Delco SD in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.