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Upper Darby School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Upper Darby Township, Clifton Heights and Millbourne.

Upper Darby Township’s School Grade C better than 27% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
12,173
Schools
13
Spent per student
$16,702
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$100.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Upper Darby School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the PA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $100.8M, about $8,284 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% of the 688 Pennsylvania school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CUpper Darby Township 85,458CClifton Heights 6,835CMillbourne 1,210

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Upper Darby Township. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Upper Darby SHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 36.1% · 5,560 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 55.1% · 5,718 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 87.5% · 1,010 in the class

89% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,702 per student · 23% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 42%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
11,765’20
11,765’21
11,888’22
12,333’23
12,173’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 46%Hispanic 19%Asian 15%White 14%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

13 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools.

Aronimink El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Drexel Hill
626 students14:1
Hillcrest El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Drexel Hill
C
551 students10:1
Primos El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Primos
C
499 students11:1
Upper Darby Kdg Ctr
Elementary · Grades K · Drexel Hill
468 students17:1
Westbrook Park El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clifton Heights
C−
468 students12:1
Highland Park El Sch
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Upper Darby
C
737 students14:1
Bywood El Sch
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Upper Darby
D
683 students13:1
Garrettford El Sch
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Drexel Hill
C
529 students11:1
Stonehurst Hills El Sch
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Upper Darby
D
436 students9:1
Charles Kelly El Sch
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Drexel Hill
D
270 students10:1
Beverly Hills MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Upper Darby
D
1,475 students14:1
Drexel Hill MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Drexel Hill
C−
1,244 students12:1
Upper Darby SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Drexel Hill
B−
4,187 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

William Penn School DistrictAldan, Darby, Lansdowne
$22,759per student
Philadelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphia
$19,525per student
Haverford Township School DistrictHaverford Township
$18,687per student
Ridley School DistrictRidley Township
$20,555per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania.