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Schools in Drexel Hill

Drexel Hill’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 89% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 23% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
9,518 students on the public path
In brief

Drexel Hill’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Drexel Hill’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Upper Darby SHS places highest (better than 52%); Beverly Hills MS lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Drexel Hill, graded from C− to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Upper Darby SHS. 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 Drexel Hill, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
9–12Upper Darby SHSUpper Darby School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Upper Darby 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.

Upper Darby School DistrictGrades K–12 · 13 schools · 12,173 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,702PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 55.1% · 5718 students tested
Math18%
State average 36.1% · 5560 students tested

Drexel Hill vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Drexel Hill’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Drexel Hill—Upper Darby
Upper DarbyCUpper Darby
SpringfieldA+Springfield
Clifton HeightsCUpper Darby
HaverfordA+Haverford Township
LansdowneC−William Penn

2 of the 5 neighbors share Upper Darby with Drexel Hill, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Drexel Hill

8 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).

Also serving Drexel Hillin other towns
Aronimink El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5
626 students14:1Rate it →
Hillcrest El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
551 students10:1Rate it →
Primos El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Primos
C
499 students11:1Rate it →
Upper Darby Kdg Ctr
Elementary · Grades K
468 students17:1Rate it →
Westbrook Park El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clifton Heights
C−
468 students12:1Rate it →
Beverly Hills MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Upper Darby
D
1,475 students14:1Rate it →
Drexel Hill MS
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
1,244 students12:1Rate it →
Upper Darby SHS
High · Grades 9–12
B−
4,187 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Drexel Hill’s schools

Are Drexel Hill’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Drexel Hill. Upper Darby School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Drexel Hill. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Drexel Hill in?

Upper Darby School District.

Where do Drexel Hill kids go to high school?

Upper Darby SHS.

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What Drexel Hill 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.