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Enrollment
737
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER DARBY SD·NCES 422432001965
Highland Park Elementary School
8301 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, PA 19082 · (610) 853-4530 · Delaware County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL737 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
705 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 | 157 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 156 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (157) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (156).
Student demographics
74%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
29.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
32.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.6pp 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 32 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 up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.7% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 28.5% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Highland Park Elementary School
Highland Park Elementary School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park Elementary School this school | 737 | 95.7% | 33.4% |
| Aronimink Elementary School Drexel Hill | 626 | 84.3% | 42.3% |
| Pollock Robert B School Philadelphia | 845 | 88.2% | 36.1% |
| Farrell Louis H School Philadelphia | 1,187 | 96.9% | 35.4% |
| Bywood Elementary School Upper Darby | 683 | 95.3% | 19.2% |
| Thomas W Holtzman Jr Elementary School Harrisburg | 792 | 72.9% | 24.9% |
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 Highland Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #1,134 of 1,396 | #48 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #1,122 of 1,511 ▲ 30 | #47 of 69 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #1,205 of 1,511 ▲ 35 | #56 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 737 | #112 of 1,638 | #2 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,116 of 1,528 | #58 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #38 of 1,531 | #3 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #548 of 1,600 | #22 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #766 of 1,045 | #29 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
737
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 737 | 52 | 14.2:1 | 96% (705) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 50.5 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 701 | 48.1 | 14.6:1 | 100% (701) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 100% (749) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 45.8 | 17.4:1 | 77% (616) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 78% (566) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 64% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 39 | 20.1:1 | 32% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 733 | 39 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (795 to 737); teachers up 13% (45.8 to 52).
About Highland Park Elementary School
As a large elementary school, Highland Park Elementary School serves students in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. The grade span is 1 through 5, and enrollment is 737 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Pennsylvania) has about 443 students.
Upper Darby SD includes 13 schools. Together they enroll 12,173 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Highland Park Elementary School. The largest is Black students, at 30%. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 5% White. Census figures show Delaware County is about 22% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.2:1, with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Highland Park Elementary School is 96%. It compares with 58% for public schools in Delaware County.
allk12 grades Highland Park Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Highland Park Elementary School is -3.2 points: 33.4% actual, 36.6% predicted.
Delaware County census figures show that the median household income is $89,546, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Delaware County is home to 113 public schools and about 74,663 public school students.
The closest public school to Highland Park Elementary School is Upper Darby SHS, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Highland Park Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
Highland Park Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Highland Park Elementary School had 752 students in 2020-21 and 737 in 2024-25, nearly the same. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.7:1 to 14.2:1.
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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
- Bywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Aronimink Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other schools in Upper Darby
- Beverly Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,475 students
- Bywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Stonehurst Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
Other Highland Park Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Highland Park Elementary. Highland Park Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 23.
- Highland Park ElementaryGILBERT, AZ · 787 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolPFLUGERVILLE, TX · 706 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 654 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 649 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolNEDERLAND, TX · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Darby SHS0.8 mi · 4,187
- Lamberton Robert E School1.0 mi · 341
- Beverly Hills Middle School1.0 mi · 1,475
- Hillcrest Elementary School1.0 mi · 551
- Bywood Elementary School1.1 mi · 683
- Chatham Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Highland Park Elementary School?
Highland Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 737 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Highland Park Elementary School serve?
Highland Park Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Highland Park Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Highland Park Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland Park Elementary School?
At Highland Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 29% Hispanic, 30% Black, 28% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Highland Park Elementary School public or private?
Highland Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Upper Darby SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.