📍 First & Seneca Streets, Essington, Delaware County, 19029
Tinicum Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Essington, Delaware County. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Interboro SD school district. It serves grades 1–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tinicum Sch enrolls 319 students across grades 1–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 239 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 6% |
| Asian | 10 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 319 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 219 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tinicum Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-50, state senate district 26, state house district 162.
Tinicum Sch is one of 6 schools in Interboro SD, based in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,366 students district-wide and employs 271 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 319 students, Tinicum Sch is smaller than the district average of about 561 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large