Park Lane El Sch

Located at 1300 Park Ln, in Darby, Pennsylvania, Park Lane El Sch is a low-enrollment primary school that instructs 304 students (grades K through 6), operated by William Penn SD. Enrollment runs roughly 31% below the state mean of about 443.

Across the 11 schools in William Penn SD (4,499 students total), Park Lane El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Park Lane El Sch logs that 91% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder reads as 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 103% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Delaware County's rate of about 58%.

After controlling for student poverty, Park Lane El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.6%; this one delivers 23.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Delaware County indicate 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), Park Lane El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Penn Wood MS, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Park Lane El Sch. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Park Lane El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 23.4%.

Park Lane El Sch operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 25%: 407 students in 2018 compared to 304 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On this page, members of the Park Lane El Sch community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.