State/Public Elementary Open

Walnut Street El Sch

224 South Sixth Street, Darby, Delaware County, 19023

303
Pupils
11.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Walnut Street El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Darby, Delaware County. The school has 303 pupils enrolled. It is part of the William Penn SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
William Penn SD

Enrollment & staffing

Walnut Street El Sch enrolls 303 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.

Male students
157 (52%)
Female students
146 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student-teacher ratio
11.2:1
Grade span
K–6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 4.6% Two or more races and 3.6% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American27189%
Two or more races144.6%
Hispanic or Latino113.6%
White51.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

303 of the school's 303 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 303 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades K–6Title I

Walnut Street 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 8, state house district 191.

School district: William Penn SD

Walnut Street 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 303 students, Walnut Street El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 409 students per school.

4,499
District students
11
Schools
328
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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