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If you had an hour of school board time for Garrettford El Sch, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER DARBY SD·NCES 422432001964
Garrettford Elementary School
3830 Garrett Rd, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 · (610) 626-9168 · Delaware County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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
11.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
553 students
DISTRICT 102% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 25% |
This year's 1st grade class (92) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
71%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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
29.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 27.5% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Garrettford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,126 of 1,396 | #47 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #1,168 of 1,511 ▼ 2 | #48 of 69 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #1,201 of 1,511 ▲ 23 | #55 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #452 of 1,638 | #30 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #253 of 1,528 | #21 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #87 of 1,531 | #7 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #124 of 1,600 | #12 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #466 of 1,045 | #18 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
529
-98 (-16%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 529 | 47 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 43.5 | 12.7:1 | 100% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 36.7 | 15.5:1 | 100% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 100% (624) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 39.5 | 15.7:1 | 51% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 52% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 25% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 35 | 18.8:1 | 13% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 647 | 37 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garrettford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (618 to 529); teachers up 19% (39.5 to 47).
About Garrettford Elementary School
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, is home to Garrettford Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 529 students, covering grades 1 through 5.
Upper Darby SD enrolls 12,173 students in 13 schools, including Garrettford Elementary School.
Black students account for 45% of enrollment at Garrettford Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 25% White, 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 9% Asian. County-wide, 22% of Delaware County residents are Black. The diversity index for Garrettford Elementary School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Garrettford Elementary School outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Garrettford Elementary School would score about 32.8%. It scores 34.5%, 1.7 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Delaware County show that median household income comes to about $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 113, with about 74,663 students.
Charles Kelly Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Garrettford Elementary School is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
Garrettford Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% decline, from 627 to 529. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.3:1 in 2020-21, and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Garrettford Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Upper Darby Kdg CenterElementary · 468 students
- Charles Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Charles Kelly Elementary School0.7 mi · 270
- Upper Darby Kdg Center0.8 mi · 468
- Ardmore Avenue Elementary School0.9 mi · 535
- Drexel Hill Middle School0.9 mi · 1,244
- Westbrook Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 468
- Upper Darby SHS1.1 mi · 4,187
Frequently asked questions
About Garrettford Elementary SchoolHow large is Garrettford Elementary School?
Garrettford Elementary School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 01-05.
Is Garrettford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garrettford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Garrettford Elementary School have?
Garrettford Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Garrettford Elementary School?
Garrettford Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 10% Hispanic, 45% Black, 9% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Garrettford Elementary School?
Garrettford Elementary 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.