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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Drexel Hill MS this year?
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Enrollment
1,244
Middle
DISTRICT 1,360 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER DARBY SD·NCES 422432001971
Drexel Hill Middle School
3001 State Rd, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 · (610) 853-4580 · Delaware County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,244 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
1,290 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 403 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 404 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 437 | 35% |
Student demographics
65%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Drexel Hill Middle School→Upper Darby SHS
Based on grade levels within Upper Darby SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
12.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 12.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 13.9% |
% 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
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Drexel Hill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #444 of 479 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #458 of 513 ▼ 10 | #11 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #458 of 513 ▲ 6 | #11 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,244 | #18 of 522 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #175 of 486 | #6 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #44 of 486 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #39 of 510 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #192 of 332 | #3 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,244
-132 (-10%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 905
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 1,244 | 101.9 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,290 | 93.4 | 13.8:1 | 100% (1,290) |
| 2022-23 | 1,318 | 85.9 | 15.3:1 | 100% (1,318) |
| 2020-21 | 1,376 | 94 | 14.6:1 | 100% (1,373) |
| 2017-18 | 1,365 | 88.5 | 15.4:1 | 52% (713) |
| 2015-16 | 1,254 | 90 | 13.9:1 | 49% (614) |
| 2010-11 | 1,250 | 98 | 12.8:1 | 31% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 1,376 | 87 | 15.8:1 | 14% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 905 | 68 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Drexel Hill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,365 to 1,244); teachers up 15% (88.5 to 101.9).
About Drexel Hill Middle School
As a high-enrollment middle school, Drexel Hill Middle School serves students in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 1,244 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Pennsylvania) has about 594 students.
Upper Darby SD serves 12,173 students across 13 schools.
Roughly 52% of students at Drexel Hill Middle School are Black. Other groups make up 24% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 22% of Delaware County residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Drexel Hill Middle School operates with 101.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.2:1. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania have 13.2:1, compared with 12.2:1 here.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Drexel Hill Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Drexel Hill Middle School is 10.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (22.2% versus 33.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Drexel Hill Middle School is located in Delaware County, where the median household income is $89,546, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Drexel Hill Middle School, Delaware County has 112 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Drexel Hill Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Upper Darby Kdg Center. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Drexel Hill Middle School comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Drexel Hill Middle School's enrollment declined from 1,376 in 2020-21 to 1,244 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 14.6 in 2020-21 to 12.2 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Drexel Hill Middle School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Upper Darby SD
- Upper Darby SHSHigh · 4,187 students
- Beverly Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,475 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Bywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Aronimink Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other schools in Drexel Hill
- Upper Darby SHSHigh · 4,187 students
- Aronimink Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Garrettford Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Upper Darby Kdg CenterElementary · 468 students
- Charles Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Darby Kdg Center0.2 mi · 468
- Hillcrest Elementary School0.3 mi · 551
- Upper Darby SHS0.7 mi · 4,187
- Garrettford Elementary School0.9 mi · 529
- Aronimink Elementary School1.0 mi · 626
- Highland Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 737
Frequently asked questions
About Drexel Hill Middle SchoolHow large is Drexel Hill Middle School?
Drexel Hill Middle School enrolls approximately 1,244 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Drexel Hill Middle School serve?
Drexel Hill Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Drexel Hill Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Drexel Hill Middle School is approximately 12.2:1 (102 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Drexel Hill Middle School?
At Drexel Hill Middle School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 10% Hispanic, 52% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Drexel Hill Middle School?
Drexel Hill Middle School is overseen by Upper Darby SD in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.