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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER DARBY SD·NCES 422432001968
Stonehurst Hills Elementary School
7051 Ruskin Ln, Upper Darby, PA 19082 · (610) 626-9111 · Delaware County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
8.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
108%
472 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 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 25% |
This year's 1st grade class (72) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
59%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
13.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
7.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.3% | 7.9% |
| 2023-24 | 13.2% | 9.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Stonehurst Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #1,447 of 1,511 ▼ 40 | #66 of 69 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #1,452 of 1,511 ▲ 30 | #65 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #738 of 1,638 | #43 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #19 of 1,528 | #5 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #345 of 1,531 | #19 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 108% | #55 of 1,600 | #8 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #268 of 1,045 | #10 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
436
-83 (-16%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 436 | 49.3 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 45.8 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 42.1 | 11.8:1 | 100% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 39 | 13.3:1 | 99% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 41.4 | 13.3:1 | 89% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 45 | 12.1:1 | 89% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 48 | 12.2:1 | 72% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 826 | 46 | 18.0:1 | 53% (439) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 20 | 32.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stonehurst Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (550 to 436); teachers up 19% (41.4 to 49.3).
About Stonehurst Hills Elementary School
Federal records list Stonehurst Hills Elementary School as an elementary school in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. The grade span is 1 through 5, and enrollment is 436 students.
Stonehurst Hills Elementary School is part of Upper Darby SD, where 13 schools serve 12,173 students.
At 58%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Stonehurst Hills Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% White. County-wide, 22% of Delaware County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Stonehurst Hills Elementary School comes in at 59%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.8:1, with 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, higher than at this school.
allk12 grades Stonehurst Hills Elementary School an F. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Delaware County census figures show that median household income is about $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Stonehurst Hills Elementary School is among the 113 public schools in Delaware County.
Vision Academy CS is located about 0.4 miles from Stonehurst Hills Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 519 in 2020-21 and 436 in 2024-25, a decrease of 83 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.3:1 to 8.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Bywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Aronimink Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
Other schools in Upper Darby
- Beverly Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,475 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Bywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
Nearby schools
- Vision Academy CS0.4 mi · 547
- East Lansdowne Elementary School0.5 mi · 269
- Bywood Elementary School0.6 mi · 683
- Anderson Add B School0.7 mi · 339
- Beverly Hills Middle School0.8 mi · 1,475
- Bryant William C School0.8 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Stonehurst Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Stonehurst Hills Elementary School?
Stonehurst Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Stonehurst Hills Elementary School serve?
Stonehurst Hills Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stonehurst Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stonehurst Hills Elementary School is approximately 8.8:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Stonehurst Hills Elementary School?
Stonehurst Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 27% Hispanic, 58% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Stonehurst Hills Elementary School public or private?
Stonehurst Hills 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.