Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDLEY SD·NCES 422037001928
Grace Park Elementary School
1097 Seventh Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081 · (610) 534-1900 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-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
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
132 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Based on grade levels within Ridley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
49.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 49.5% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Grace Park Elementary School
Grace Park Elementary School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Park Elementary School this school | 366 | 36.1% | 55.2% |
| Hatfield Elementary School Uniontown | 342 | 34.2% | 51.9% |
| New Salem Elementary School York | 403 | 37.2% | 72.0% |
| Twin Valley El Center Elverson | 395 | 37.2% | 65.8% |
| Trumbauersville Elementary School Quakertown | 376 | 39.6% | 55.3% |
| Letort Elementary School Washington Boro | 325 | 36.0% | 78.1% |
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 Grace Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #729 of 1,396 | #30 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #802 of 1,511 ▼ 27 | #31 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #737 of 1,511 ▲ 6 | #30 of 69 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #1,005 of 1,638 | #51 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,001 of 1,528 | #51 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #871 of 1,531 | #58 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #1,232 of 1,600 | #46 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #851 of 1,045 | #39 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
366
0 (0%) vs 2020
+78% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 366 | 26.6 | 13.8:1 | 36% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 27.3 | 13.2:1 | 37% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 27.5 | 13.0:1 | 36% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 28% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 28.8 | 13.4:1 | 34% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 29% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 17% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 25 | 12.9:1 | 5% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 15 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grace Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (385 to 366); teachers down 8% (28.8 to 26.6).
About Grace Park Elementary School
Grace Park Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Total enrollment is 366 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Ridley SD serves 5,539 students across 9 schools.
The share of White students at Grace Park Elementary School is 80%, a majority. Other students are 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Black. That is higher than the 63% White share among all Delaware County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 36%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grace Park Elementary School is 13.8:1, based on 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch program data show 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 58% average for public schools in Delaware County, the school's rate is lower.
Grace Park Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Grace Park Elementary School, the prediction is 62.1% and the result is 55.2%.
The school is in Delaware County, where median household income comes to about $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Delaware County's 113 public schools enroll about 74,663 students and include Grace Park Elementary School.
Ridley High School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Grace Park Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
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).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 366 in 2020-21 and 366 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 12.6 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Grace Park Elementary School lets the school community talk 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 Ridley SD
- Ridley High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Ridley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,291 students
- Amosland Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Woodlyn Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Ridley High School0.6 mi · 1,825
- Woodlyn Elementary School0.7 mi · 320
- Edgewood Elementary School0.9 mi · 347
- Ridley Middle School0.9 mi · 1,291
- Lakeview Elementary School1.0 mi · 403
- Swarthmore-Rutledge School1.3 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Grace Park Elementary SchoolHow large is Grace Park Elementary School?
Grace Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Grace Park Elementary School serve?
Grace Park Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grace Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grace Park Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Grace Park Elementary School?
Student demographics at Grace Park Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Grace Park Elementary School in?
Grace Park Elementary School is part of Ridley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.