East Lansdowne El Sch

East Lansdowne El Sch, a small primary school in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, operated by William Penn SD, hosts 269 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 39% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

William Penn SD comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,499 students; East Lansdowne El Sch is among them.

Demographically, East Lansdowne El Sch shows that 77% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest comes out to 9% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Delaware County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 106% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Delaware County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Delaware County) records that median household income runs about $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Delaware County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students), East Lansdowne El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Vision Academy CS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Lansdowne El Sch.

East Lansdowne El Sch operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Lansdowne El Sch has ticked down 23%, going from 350 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 85% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.