📍 1000 Bell Ave, Yeadon, Delaware County, 19050
Bell Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yeadon, Delaware County. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the William Penn SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bell Avenue School enrolls 265 students across grades K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 5.7% Two or more races and 3.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 236 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3.4% |
| White | 3 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 265 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 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.
Bell Avenue School 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 8, state house district 191.
Bell Avenue School is one of 11 schools in William Penn SD, based in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,499 students district-wide and employs 328 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 265 students, Bell Avenue School is smaller than the district average of about 409 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large