Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch

Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, operated by Wallingford-Swarthmore SD, with 560 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 26% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch is one of 5 schools operated by Wallingford-Swarthmore SD, a district that serves 3,691 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch reports that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest consists of 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 11% of students at Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Delaware County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.9%; this one delivers 85.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Delaware County reports that median household income runs about $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sabold El Sch, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.9%.

Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch has decreased 7%, going from 601 students in 2018 to 560 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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