State/Public Elementary Open

Harris Sch

501 Sharon Avenue, Collingdale, Delaware County, 19023

658
Pupils
12.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Harris Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Collingdale, Delaware County. The school has 658 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southeast Delco SD school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Southeast Delco SD

Enrollment & staffing

Harris Sch enrolls 658 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.

Male students
343 (52%)
Female students
315 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
51.4
Student-teacher ratio
12.8:1
Grade span
K–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 10% White and 5.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American52880%
White6710%
Two or more races345.2%
Hispanic or Latino223.3%
Asian6<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

658 of the school's 658 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 658 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades K–8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Harris 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 8, state house district 162.

School district: Southeast Delco SD

Harris Sch is one of 6 schools in Southeast Delco SD, based in Folcroft, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,855 students district-wide and employs 264 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 658 students, Harris Sch is close to the district average of about 643 students per school.

3,855
District students
6
Schools
264
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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