📍 161 Ardmore Ave, Lansdowne, Delaware County, 19050
Ardmore Avenue Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lansdowne, Delaware County. The school has 555 pupils enrolled. It is part of the William Penn SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ardmore Avenue Sch enrolls 555 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 387 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 14% |
| White | 36 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
555 of the school's 555 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 555 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.
Ardmore Avenue 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 8, state house district 164.
Ardmore Avenue Sch 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 555 students, Ardmore Avenue Sch is larger than the district average of about 409 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large