Charles Kelly El Sch

Charles Kelly El Sch operates as a close-knit elementary school in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, part of Upper Darby SD. Current enrollment sits at 270 students spanning grades 1 through 5. That puts it 39% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Upper Darby SD comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 12,173 students; Charles Kelly El Sch is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Charles Kelly El Sch logs that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 27% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Charles Kelly El Sch has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 106% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Delaware County (around 58%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Delaware County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Delaware County runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students), of which Charles Kelly El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ardmore Avenue El Sch, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 23%: 349 students in 2018 compared to 270 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.