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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER DARBY SD·NCES 422432001968
Stonehurst Hills El Sch
7051 Ruskin Ln, Upper Darby, PA 19082 · (610) 626-9111 · Delaware County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
436
-114 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 13.3:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
27%
was 9%
% Black
58%
was 82%
% Asian
6%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Stonehurst Hills El Sch
Set in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Stonehurst Hills El Sch is a mid-tier elementary school, part of Upper Darby SD. It serves 436 students across grades 1 through 5.
Upper Darby SD comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 12,173 students; Stonehurst Hills El Sch is among them.
In terms of who attends, Stonehurst Hills El Sch shows that 58% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 108% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Delaware County (around 58%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Delaware County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $89,546 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Stonehurst Hills El Sch is one of 113 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students).
Nearest neighbor: Vision Academy CS, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stonehurst Hills El Sch.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stonehurst Hills El Sch has shrank 21%, going from 550 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 82% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.
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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 MSMiddle · 1,475 students
- Drexel Hill MSMiddle · 1,244 students
- Highland Park El SchElementary · 737 students
- Bywood El SchElementary · 683 students
- Aronimink El SchElementary · 626 students
Other schools in Upper Darby
- Beverly Hills MSMiddle · 1,475 students
- Highland Park El SchElementary · 737 students
- Bywood El SchElementary · 683 students
Nearby schools
- Vision Academy CS0.4 mi · 547
- East Lansdowne El Sch0.5 mi · 269
- Bywood El Sch0.6 mi · 683
- Anderson Add B Sch0.7 mi · 339
- Beverly Hills MS0.8 mi · 1,475
- Bryant William C Sch0.8 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Stonehurst Hills El SchHow large is Stonehurst Hills El Sch?
Stonehurst Hills El Sch enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Stonehurst Hills El Sch serve?
Stonehurst Hills El Sch serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stonehurst Hills El Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stonehurst Hills El Sch is approximately 8.8:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Stonehurst Hills El Sch?
Stonehurst Hills El Sch reports a student body of 3% White, 27% Hispanic, 58% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Stonehurst Hills El Sch public or private?
Stonehurst Hills El Sch 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.