Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAM PENN SD·NCES 422639001974
W B Evans Elementary School
900 Baily Rd, Yeadon, PA 19050 · (610) 623-5975 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
304 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 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 5% larger than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
22%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
W B Evans 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
35.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.9% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 28.8% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like W B Evans Elementary School
W B Evans Elementary School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W B Evans Elementary School this school | 304 | 100.0% | 37.0% |
| Propel CS-Northside Pittsburgh | 316 | 99.1% | 13.5% |
| Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia | 328 | 99.1% | 14.4% |
| McMichael Morton School Philadelphia | 285 | 98.2% | 10.0% |
| Blaine James G School Philadelphia | 332 | 97.3% | 6.3% |
| Urban Pathways K-5 College CS Pittsburgh | 304 | 95.7% | 8.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where W B Evans Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,097 of 1,396 | #46 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #1,100 of 1,511 ▲ 44 | #44 of 69 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,099 of 1,511 ▲ 60 | #47 of 69 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #1,236 of 1,638 | #57 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #489 of 1,528 | #31 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #1,134 of 1,531 | #69 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #308 of 1,600 | #17 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #270 of 1,045 | #11 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
-39 (-11%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 329
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 100% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 25 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 100% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 99% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 24.2 | 15.8:1 | 100% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 71% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 66% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 21 | 18.7:1 | 42% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 329 | 19 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W B Evans Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (383 to 304); teachers up 3% (24.2 to 25).
About W B Evans Elementary School
W B Evans Elementary School is an elementary school in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, and it is part of William Penn SD. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 304 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
The district for W B Evans Elementary School is William Penn SD, with 11 schools and 4,499 students.
The large majority of students at W B Evans Elementary School, 88%, are Black. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Delaware County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, W B Evans Elementary School comes in at 22%.
The school has about 12.2 students per teacher and 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, higher than at this school. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 42 points above the 58% average for public schools in Delaware County.
Test results at W B Evans Elementary School are 2.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.0% actual, 34.7% predicted).
Delaware County census figures show that median household income is about $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. W B Evans Elementary School is among the 113 public schools in Delaware County.
The next-closest public school is Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. W B Evans Elementary School ranks 1st of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.0% against a local average of 23.4%.
W B Evans Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, W B Evans Elementary School went from 343 students to 304. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.3:1 to 12.2:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Park Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- East Lansdowne Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
Other schools in Yeadon
- Penn Wood 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 379 students
- Bell Avenue SchoolElementary · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy0.1 mi · 379
- Bell Avenue School0.7 mi · 265
- Motivation High School0.7 mi · 199
- Vision Academy CS0.7 mi · 547
- Anderson Add B School0.8 mi · 339
- East Lansdowne Elementary School0.9 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About W B Evans Elementary SchoolHow many students attend W B Evans Elementary School?
W B Evans Elementary School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does W B Evans Elementary School serve?
W B Evans Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at W B Evans Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at W B Evans Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W B Evans Elementary School?
At W B Evans Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 88% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is W B Evans Elementary School in?
W B Evans Elementary School is part of William Penn SD.
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