Photo: PersonKnows · CC BY-SA 4.0Millbourne’s public schools score below 73% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation
In Millbourne, 18% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Millbourne, 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.
From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 89% 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.
Millbourne’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1241 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Millbourne’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 89% 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 $16,702 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Millbourne’s grade
C: better than 27% of Pennsylvania school districts. Graduation is above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Millbourne, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Millbourne · depends on your address
Beverly Hills MS
Grades 6–8 · 1,475 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Upper Darby
Drexel Hill MS
Grades 6–8 · 1,244 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Drexel Hill
7th grade in Millbourne · depends on your address
Beverly Hills MS
Grades 6–8 · 1,475 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Upper Darby
Drexel Hill MS
Grades 6–8 · 1,244 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Drexel Hill
8th grade in Millbourne · depends on your address
Beverly Hills MS
Grades 6–8 · 1,475 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Upper Darby
Drexel Hill MS
Grades 6–8 · 1,244 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Drexel Hill
9th grade in Millbourne
Upper Darby SHS
Grades 9–12 · 4,187 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Drexel Hill
10th grade in Millbourne
Upper Darby SHS
Grades 9–12 · 4,187 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Drexel Hill
11th grade in Millbourne
Upper Darby SHS
Grades 9–12 · 4,187 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Drexel Hill
12th grade in Millbourne
Upper Darby SHS
Grades 9–12 · 4,187 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Drexel Hill
Millbourne’s public schools are run by Upper Darby School District, which also serves Clifton Heights and Upper Darby. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Millbourne vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Millbourne’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Millbourne | C | Upper Darby |
| Philadelphia | D | Philadelphia City |
| Upper Darby | C | Upper Darby |
Every school in Millbourne
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).
Questions about Millbourne’s schools
Are Millbourne’s schools good?
On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Millbourne children attend score below 73% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Millbourne in?
Upper Darby School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 12,173 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
Where do Millbourne kids go to high school?
Upper Darby SHS in Drexel Hill, with 4,187 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Millbourne’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Upper Darby School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.
How much does Millbourne spend per student?
$16,702 in Upper Darby School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Millbourne 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.