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Schools in Eddystone · Ridley School District

Eddystone’s public schools score below 61% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 30% of Eddystone’s students scored proficient, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Eddystone, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
54%
▼ 1 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 6 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.6K
▼ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
PA 13.4
Schools in town
1
3,342 students on the public path
In brief

Eddystone’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1077 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Eddystone’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 54% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,555 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Ridley MS, then Ridley 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Eddystone’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 39% of Pennsylvania school districts. Graduation is above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are below it.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1077)Better than 33%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,747 test results and a graduating class of 474 could put Eddystone anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Eddystone’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,684 in math, 2,810 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Eddystone, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Eddystone El SchRidley School DistrictC−
6–8Ridley MSin Ridley ParkC
9–12Ridley HSin FolsomC+

Eddystone’s public schools are run by Ridley School District, which also serves Ridley Park and Ridley. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Ridley School DistrictGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 5,539 students · 13.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,555PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 55.1% · 2810 students tested
Math30%
State average 36.1% · 2684 students tested

Eddystone vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
EddystoneC+Ridley
RidleyC+Ridley
ChesterDChester-Upland

Greenwich, NJ borders Eddystone but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Eddystone

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 Eddystoneby address
Eddystone El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
226 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Eddystonein other towns
Ridley MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ridley Park
C
1,291 students14:1Rate it →
Ridley HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Folsom
C+
1,825 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Eddystone’s schools

Are Eddystone’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Eddystone children attend score below 61% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Eddystone in?

Ridley School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 5,539 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

Where do Eddystone kids go to high school?

Ridley HS in Folsom, with 1,825 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Eddystone’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Ridley School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Eddystone spend per student?

$20,555 in Ridley School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.