📍 1 North Woodlawn Ave, Aldan, Delaware County, 19018
Aldan El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aldan, Delaware County. The school has 238 pupils enrolled. It is part of the William Penn SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Aldan El Sch enrolls 238 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 11% White and 7.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 174 | 73% |
| White | 25 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 238 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 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.
Aldan 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 163.
Aldan El 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 238 students, Aldan El Sch 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