📍 3001 State Rd, Drexel Hill, Delaware County, 19026
Drexel Hill MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Drexel Hill, Delaware County. The school has 1,318 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Upper Darby SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 85.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Drexel Hill MS enrolls 1,318 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 85.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 33% White and 8.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 611 | 46% |
| White | 436 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 116 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 73 | 5.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,318 of the school's 1,318 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,318 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.
Drexel Hill MS 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.
Drexel Hill MS 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 1,318 students, Drexel Hill MS is larger than the district average of about 883 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large