📍 8301 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, Delaware County, 19082
Highland Park El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Upper Darby, Delaware County. The school has 701 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Upper Darby SD school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Park El Sch enrolls 701 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 28% Asian and 27% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 223 | 32% |
| Asian | 195 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 189 | 27% |
| White | 61 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
701 of the school's 701 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 701 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.
Highland Park 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 164.
Highland Park 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 701 students, Highland Park 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
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