Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER DARBY SD·NCES 422432006124
Charles Kelly Elementary School
3400 Dennison Ave, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 · (610) 638-1070 · Delaware County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
106%
286 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 59 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (59) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
70%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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
14.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 15 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.5% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 14.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Charles Kelly Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,283 of 1,511 ▲ 50 | #56 of 69 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #1,438 of 1,511 ▲ 16 | #63 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #1,347 of 1,638 | #61 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #89 of 1,528 | #10 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #99 of 1,531 | #9 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 106% | #94 of 1,600 | #10 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #227 of 1,045 | #8 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
270
-52 (-16%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 270 | 27 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 29 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 25.5 | 13.0:1 | 100% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 26 | 12.4:1 | 99% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 25.9 | 13.5:1 | 85% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 89% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 77% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Kelly Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (349 to 270); teachers up 4% (25.9 to 27).
About Charles Kelly Elementary School
In Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, part of Delaware County, Charles Kelly Elementary School is an elementary school. Its 270 students are spread across grades 1 through 5. The school's enrollment is 39% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Upper Darby SD enrolls 12,173 students in 13 schools, including Charles Kelly Elementary School.
Enrollment at Charles Kelly Elementary School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 44%. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% White. Census figures show Delaware County is about 22% Black. Charles Kelly Elementary School has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 27 full-time equivalents, or about 10.0 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1.
Charles Kelly Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Within Delaware County, median household income is about $89,546, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 113 public schools in Delaware County, with a combined enrollment of about 74,663.
The closest public school to Charles Kelly Elementary School is Ardmore Avenue Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Charles Kelly Elementary School had 322 students in 2020-21 and 270 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.4:1 in 2020-21 to 10.0:1 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 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
- Aronimink Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
Other schools in Drexel Hill
- Upper Darby SHSHigh · 4,187 students
- Drexel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,244 students
- Aronimink Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Garrettford Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Upper Darby Kdg CenterElementary · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Ardmore Avenue Elementary School0.6 mi · 535
- Garrettford Elementary School0.7 mi · 529
- Aldan Elementary School1.0 mi · 238
- Penn Wood High School1.1 mi · 1,148
- Westbrook Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 468
- Primos Elementary School1.2 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Charles Kelly Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Charles Kelly Elementary School?
Charles Kelly Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Charles Kelly Elementary School serve?
Charles Kelly Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Charles Kelly Elementary School have?
Charles Kelly Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
How diverse is Charles Kelly Elementary School?
Charles Kelly Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 27% Hispanic, 44% Black, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles Kelly Elementary School?
Charles Kelly Elementary School is overseen by Upper Darby SD in Delaware County.
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