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Schools in Darby Township

Darby Township’s public schools

Southeast Delco School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Darby Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
10%
2021–22
Graduate on time
71%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 12% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
PA 13.4
Schools in town
2
2,034 students on the public path
In brief

Darby Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Darby Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Academy Park HS places highest (better than 31%); Darby Twp Sch lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Darby Township, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Academy Park HS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Darby Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC−
9–12Academy Park HSin Sharon HillC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southeast Delco School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Southeast Delco School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 3,855 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,138PA $21,758 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 55.1% · 1816 students tested
Math10%
State average 36.1% · 1862 students tested

Darby Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Darby Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Darby Township—Southeast Delco
PhiladelphiaDPhiladelphia City
Sharon HillDSoutheast Delco
FolcroftDSoutheast Delco
RidleyC+Ridley
CollingdaleDSoutheast Delco
GlenoldenB−Interboro
Upper DarbyCUpper Darby
ColwynC−William Penn

3 of the 8 neighbors share Southeast Delco with Darby Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Darby Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Darby Townshipby address
Darby Twp Sch
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Glenolden
C−
618 students15:1Rate it →
Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center
Elementary · Grades K · Glenolden
222 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Darby Townshipin other towns
Academy Park HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Sharon Hill
C
1,194 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Darby Township’s schools

Are Darby Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Darby Township. Southeast Delco School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Darby Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Darby Township in?

Southeast Delco School District.

Where do Darby Township kids go to high school?

Academy Park HS.

Parents talk

What Darby Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.