📍 3830 Garrett Rd, Drexel Hill, Delaware County, 19026
Garrettford El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Drexel Hill, Delaware County. The school has 568 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Upper Darby SD school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garrettford El Sch enrolls 568 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 25% White and 8.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 292 | 51% |
| White | 142 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 41 | 7.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
568 of the school's 568 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 568 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.
Garrettford 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 163.
Garrettford El Sch is one of 14 schools in Upper Darby SD, based in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. The district serves 12,356 students district-wide and employs 791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 568 students, Garrettford El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 883 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large