Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAM PENN SD·NCES 422639007249
Park Lane Elementary School
1300 Park Ln, Darby, PA 19023 · (610) 534-4880 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest 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
12.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
312 students
DISTRICT 102% · 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 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Park Lane Elementary School→Penn Wood Middle School
Based on grade levels within William Penn SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
11.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 17.0% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Park Lane Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #1,250 of 1,396 | #55 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,400 of 1,511 ▼ 95 | #64 of 69 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,318 of 1,511 ▼ 26 | #59 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #1,237 of 1,638 | #58 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #490 of 1,528 | #32 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #1,276 of 1,531 | #72 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #187 of 1,600 | #14 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #173 of 1,045 | #3 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
304
-32 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 100% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 25 | 12.5:1 | 100% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 21 | 16.0:1 | 99% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 24.1 | 16.9:1 | 100% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 21 | 19.3:1 | 88% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 87% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 63% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Lane Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (407 to 304); teachers up 4% (24.1 to 25).
About Park Lane Elementary School
Park Lane Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Darby, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 304 students, in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 31% lower than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
William Penn SD counts 4,499 students in its 11 schools, and Park Lane Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Park Lane Elementary School is 91% Black. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Delaware County, the Black share is about 22%. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Park Lane Elementary School's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.2:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Park Lane Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Park Lane Elementary School would score about 33.6%. It scores 23.9%, 9.7 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Delaware County, the median household income is $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Park Lane Elementary School is one of 113 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Penn Wood Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Park Lane Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Park Lane Elementary School's average proficiency of 23.9% compares with 23.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 32 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 16.0:1 to 12.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 William Penn SD
- Penn Wood High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Penn Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Ardmore Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Penn Wood 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 379 students
- W B Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- East Lansdowne Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
Other schools in Darby
- Penn Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Walnut Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other Park Lane Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Park Lane Elementary. Park Lane Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Park Lane Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Penn Wood Middle School0.5 mi · 667
- Bell Avenue School0.6 mi · 265
- Walnut Street Elementary School0.8 mi · 255
- W B Evans Elementary School1.0 mi · 304
- Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy1.0 mi · 379
- Harris School1.1 mi · 715
Frequently asked questions
About Park Lane Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Park Lane Elementary School?
Park Lane Elementary School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Park Lane Elementary School serve?
Park Lane Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Park Lane Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Park Lane Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park Lane Elementary School?
At Park Lane Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 91% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Park Lane Elementary School in?
Park Lane Elementary School is part of William Penn SD.
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