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If you could change one rule at Glenolden Sch, what would it be?
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Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INTERBORO SD·NCES 421217001881
Glenolden School
MacDade & Knowles, Glenolden, PA 19036 · (610) 237-6430 · Delaware County
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
359 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 13% |
This year's 1st grade class (71) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Glenolden School→Interboro SHS
Based on grade levels within Interboro SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
23.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 30.0% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Schools most like Glenolden School
Glenolden School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenolden School this school | 614 | 58.5% | 37.9% |
| Charleroi Area El Center Charleroi | 621 | 60.5% | 52.4% |
| Prospect Park School Prospect Park | 546 | 56.2% | 47.5% |
| Baden Academy CS Baden | 593 | 66.6% | 39.2% |
| East Stroudsburg Elementary School East Stroudsburg | 603 | 48.1% | 56.8% |
| J M Hill Elementary School East Stroudsburg | 471 | 50.7% | 43.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Glenolden School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,088 of 1,396 | #45 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #1,244 of 1,511 ▼ 125 | #52 of 69 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #1,008 of 1,511 ▼ 76 | #40 of 69 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #241 of 1,638 | #12 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,145 of 1,528 | #59 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #175 of 1,531 | #14 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #842 of 1,600 | #33 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #446 of 450 | #25 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
614
+25 (+4%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 614 | 42.8 | 14.4:1 | 58% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 43.8 | 13.9:1 | 59% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 46.8 | 13.1:1 | 66% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 45 | 13.1:1 | 62% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 61% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 55% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 36% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 21% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 34 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenolden School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (613 to 614); teachers down 5% (45 to 42.8).
About Glenolden School
This page covers Glenolden School, a mid-sized elementary school in Glenolden, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 614 students, spread over grades 1 through 8. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 443, and this school is 39% above that mark.
The district, Interboro SD, operates 6 schools serving 3,366 students.
The biggest share of students at Glenolden School, 48%, is White. The remaining shares are 30% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Delaware County's population at about 63%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Glenolden School scores 66%.
The school's 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. At Glenolden School, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Delaware County average a similar 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, Glenolden School lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Glenolden School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (37.9%) and its predicted rate (52.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Looking at the county, Delaware County, the median household earns about $89,546 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Glenolden School, Delaware County has 113 public schools.
Glenolden School's closest public school neighbor is Darby Twp School, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 39.8% on proficiency, and Glenolden School is below that at 37.9%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% increase, from 589 to 614. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.1:1 to 14.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Glenolden School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 Interboro SD
- Interboro SHSHigh · 1,079 students
- Norwood SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Prospect Park SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Tinicum SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Kindergarten AcademyElementary · 245 students
Other schools in Glenolden
- Darby Twp SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Southeast Delco Kindergarten CenterElementary · 222 students
- Walter M Senkow Elementary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Darby Twp School0.4 mi · 618
- Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center0.5 mi · 222
- Interboro SHS0.9 mi · 1,079
- Amosland Elementary School1.1 mi · 470
- Delaware County Technical High School - Folcroft1.2 mi · 66
- Kindergarten Academy1.3 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Glenolden SchoolHow large is Glenolden School?
Glenolden School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 01-08.
Is Glenolden School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glenolden School is an elementary school covering grades 01-08.
How many teachers does Glenolden School have?
Glenolden School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Glenolden School?
Student demographics at Glenolden School are roughly 48% White, 7% Hispanic, 30% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Glenolden School in?
Glenolden School is part of Interboro SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.