Woodlyn El Sch

Woodlyn El Sch operates as a cozy K-5 school in Woodlyn, Pennsylvania, overseen by Ridley SD. Current enrollment sits at 320 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Woodlyn El Sch sits 28% smaller than that benchmark.

Woodlyn El Sch is one of 9 schools operated by Ridley SD, a district that teaches 5,539 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Woodlyn El Sch logs that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Black, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Delaware County (around 58%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodlyn El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.9%; this one delivers 43.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Delaware County put median household income runs about $89,546, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Woodlyn El Sch is one of 113 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students).

The closest other public school is Ridley MS, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodlyn El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodlyn El Sch at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

Woodlyn El Sch operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Woodlyn El Sch's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 325 (now 320). Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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