📍 620 East Chester Pike, Ridley Park, Delaware County, 19078
Leedom El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ridley Park, Delaware County. The school has 284 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ridley SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leedom El Sch enrolls 284 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 9.2% Black or African American and 8.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 209 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 13 | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
155 of the school's 284 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Leedom El 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.
Leedom El Sch is one of 9 schools in Ridley SD, based in Folsom, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,628 students district-wide and employs 413 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 284 students, Leedom El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 625 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large