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Which teacher or staff member at Darby Twp Sch deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHEAST DELCO SD·NCES 422240001861
Darby Twp School
801 Ashland Avenue, Glenolden, PA 19036 · (610) 522-4375 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
15.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
621 students
DISTRICT 109% · 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 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 15% |
Student demographics
45%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
Darby Twp School→Academy Park High School
Based on grade levels within Southeast Delco SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
20.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.8pp 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 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 21.1% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Darby Twp School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #1,184 of 1,396 | #50 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #1,282 of 1,511 ▼ 36 | #55 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #1,161 of 1,511 ▲ 34 | #50 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #231 of 1,638 | #10 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,288 of 1,528 | #65 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #637 of 1,531 | #34 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #280 of 1,600 | #16 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #258 of 450 | #14 of 25 |
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
618
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 618 | 40.7 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 38.5 | 16.2:1 | 100% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 39.5 | 15.5:1 | 100% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 100% (638) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 41.1 | 14.1:1 | 99% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 38 | 14.5:1 | 76% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 70% (425) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 48% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 22 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Darby Twp School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (579 to 618); teachers down 1% (41.1 to 40.7).
About Darby Twp School
Darby Twp School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Glenolden, Pennsylvania. It enrolls 618 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 8. The school is 40% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Southeast Delco SD runs Darby Twp School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 3,855 students in total.
The student body at Darby Twp School is 72% Black. After that, the student body is 15% White, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Delaware County, the Black share is about 22%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
Classroom staffing at Darby Twp School totals 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
Darby Twp School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Darby Twp School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 29.1% actual against 34.5% predicted.
The county, Delaware County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,546 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Darby Twp School, Delaware County has 113 public schools.
The closest school to Darby Twp School is Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center, located about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 38.6% on proficiency, and Darby Twp School is below that at 29.1%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 23 students, from 641 to 618.
Darby Twp School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Southeast Delco SD
- Academy Park High SchoolHigh · 1,194 students
- Harris SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Delcroft SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Sharon Hill SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Southeast Delco Kindergarten CenterElementary · 222 students
Other schools in Glenolden
- Glenolden SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Southeast Delco Kindergarten CenterElementary · 222 students
- Walter M Senkow Elementary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center0.1 mi · 222
- Glenolden School0.4 mi · 614
- Primos Elementary School0.9 mi · 499
- Aldan Elementary School1.0 mi · 238
- Harris School1.1 mi · 715
- Amosland Elementary School1.2 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Darby Twp SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Darby Twp School?
Darby Twp School enrolls approximately 618 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Darby Twp School serve?
Darby Twp School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Darby Twp School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Darby Twp School is approximately 15.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Darby Twp School?
At Darby Twp School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 5% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Darby Twp School public or private?
Darby Twp School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southeast Delco SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.