📍 1410 E. 9th Street, Eddystone, Delaware County, 19022
Eddystone El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Eddystone, Delaware County. The school has 241 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ridley SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Eddystone El Sch enrolls 241 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 36% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 11% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
222 of the school's 241 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Eddystone El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 9, state house district 159.
Eddystone 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 241 students, Eddystone 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