Upper Darby Kdg Ctr
Public elementary school, kindergarten · Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Upper Darby Kdg Ctr in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania enrolled 468 students in 2024-25 with 27.8 full-time teachers, 16.8 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
545 students in 2022-23, 605 students in 2023-24, 468 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 27.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 545 | 25.0 | 21.8 |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 26.3 | 23.0 |
| 2024-25 | 468 | 27.8 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 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).
One counselor per 554 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Upper Darby Kdg Ctr enrolled 554 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 554 of the 554 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent42.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
36.1% of students were Black, 25.6% Hispanic, 21.8% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black36.1%
- Hispanic25.6%
- Asian21.8%
- Two or more races11.5%
- White4.9%
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.
Elementary schools in Drexel Hill
5 public elementary schools in Drexel Hill report 2024-25 enrollment; Upper Darby Kdg Ctr is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 551 | 9.8 | 100.0% |
| Garrettford Elementary School | 529 | 11.3 | 100.0% |
| Upper Darby Kdg Ctr | 468 | 16.8 | 100.0% |
| Charles Kelly Elementary School | 270 | 10.0 | 100.0% |
| Aronimink Elementary School | 264 | 14.1 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Upper Darby Kdg Ctr
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 551 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Garrettford Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 529 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Upper Darby Kdg Ctr with Hillcrest Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Upper Darby SD spends per student$15,392 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,392
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaUpper Darby Kdg Ctr is the number 618 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#618 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.16.8:1
- 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 Upper Darby Kdg Ctr
How many students attend Upper Darby Kdg Ctr?
468 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 545 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Drexel Hill, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Upper Darby Kdg Ctr?
16.8 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 Upper Darby Kdg Ctr a Title I school?
Upper Darby Kdg Ctr ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Upper Darby Kdg Ctr in?
Upper Darby SD, NCES district ID 4224320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422432000317 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
- 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.