📍 2601 Bond Ave, Drexel Hill, Delaware County, 19026
Hillcrest El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Drexel Hill, Delaware County. The school has 592 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Upper Darby SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest El Sch enrolls 592 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 31% White and 9.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 252 | 43% |
| White | 184 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 48 | 8.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
592 of the school's 592 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 592 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.
Hillcrest 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 26, state house district 163.
Hillcrest 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 592 students, Hillcrest 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