Total enrollment
12,173
-157 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Upper Darby SD
Pennsylvania · 12,173 students · 5 cities
Public K-12 education in Upper Darby SD runs across 15 schools with combined enrollment of about 12,173 students, averaging 812 per school.
4-year change in Upper Darby SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
-1 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Upper Darby SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #345 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,173 | #11 of 479 | #725 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #18 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #301 of 478 | #3,815 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #9 of 378 | #329 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Upper Darby SD
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Aronimink Elementary School at 42.3% proficient to Beverly Hills Middle School at 17.1%, a gap of 25.1 points. That is the 65th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 11,840 to 11,547 students (down 2%) and from 772 to 854 full-time teachers (up 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Darby SHS | Drexel Hill | High | 09-12 | 4,187 |
| Beverly Hills MS | Upper Darby | Middle | 06-08 | 1,475 |
| Drexel Hill MS | Drexel Hill | Middle | 06-08 | 1,244 |
| Highland Park El Sch | Upper Darby | Elementary | 01-05 | 737 |
| Bywood El Sch | Upper Darby | Elementary | 01-05 | 683 |
| Aronimink El Sch | Drexel Hill | Elementary | KG-05 | 626 |
| Hillcrest El Sch | Drexel Hill | Elementary | KG-05 | 551 |
| Garrettford El Sch | Drexel Hill | Elementary | 01-05 | 529 |
| Primos El Sch | Primos | Elementary | KG-05 | 499 |
| Upper Darby Kdg Ctr | Drexel Hill | Elementary | KG-KG | 468 |
| Westbrook Park El Sch | Clifton Heights | Elementary | KG-05 | 468 |
| Stonehurst Hills El Sch | Upper Darby | Elementary | 01-05 | 436 |
| Charles Kelly El Sch | Drexel Hill | Elementary | 01-05 | 270 |
| Aronimink El Sch | Drexel Hill | Combined | M-M | · |
| Walter M Senkow El Sch | Glenolden | Combined | M-M | · |
About Upper Darby SD
Across 15 schools, Upper Darby SD enrolls about 12,173 students in Pennsylvania. By footprint it is a low-population district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Upper Darby SD comprises 10 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high school, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 812 in this district, higher than the Pennsylvania typical of 569.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 12,330 students in SY 2020-21 versus 12,173 in SY 2024-25. Upper Darby SD now counts 13 public schools, down from 14 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Upper Darby SD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.