Walnut Street El Sch

Set in Darby, Pennsylvania, Walnut Street El Sch is a compact elementary campus, overseen by William Penn SD. It serves 255 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 42% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

William Penn SD runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,499 students. Walnut Street El Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Walnut Street El Sch reports that nearly all students (85%) are Black; the rest comes out to 8% multiracial, 2% White, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Delaware County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 112% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Delaware County's rate of about 58%.

In the surrounding community, Delaware County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Delaware County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students), Walnut Street El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Colwyn El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Walnut Street El Sch operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walnut Street El Sch has decreased 36%, going from 398 students in 2018 to 255 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 90% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 today.

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