Darby Twp Sch
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Glenolden, Pennsylvania
Darby Twp Sch in Glenolden, Pennsylvania enrolled 618 students in 2024-25 with 40.7 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 28-32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
614 students in 2022-23, 622 students in 2023-24, 618 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.5 to 40.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 614 | 39.5 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 38.5 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 618 | 40.7 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Darby Twp Sch enrolled 653 students and reported no counselor; it reported 115 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions115
- Chronically absent45.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.8% of students were Black, 15.4% White, 5.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black71.8%
- White15.4%
- Hispanic5.3%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Asian1.3%
- American Indian1.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Darby Twp Sch scored proficient or above: 28-32% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 28‑32% | 30‑33% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% | 8‑10% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Glenolden
4 public elementary schools in Glenolden report 2024-25 enrollment; Darby Twp Sch is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darby Twp Sch | 618 | 15.2 | 99.7% |
| Glenolden School | 614 | 14.4 | 57.3% |
| Walter M Senkow Elementary School | 275 | 14.7 | 100.0% |
| Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center | 222 | 10.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Darby Twp Sch
- Southeast Delco Kindergarten CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 222 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Glenolden SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 614 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare Darby Twp Sch with Southeast Delco Kindergarten CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Southeast Delco SD spends per student$17,413 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,413
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaDarby Twp Sch is the number 225 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#225 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.15.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Darby Twp Sch
How many students attend Darby Twp Sch?
618 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 614 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Glenolden, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Darby Twp Sch?
15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Darby Twp Sch a Title I school?
Darby Twp Sch ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Darby Twp Sch do on state tests?
The students tested at Darby Twp Sch scored proficient or above: 28-32% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Darby Twp Sch in?
Southeast Delco SD, NCES district ID 4222400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422240001861 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.