📍 1300 Park Ln, Darby, Delaware County, 19023
Park Lane El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Darby, Delaware County. The school has 312 pupils enrolled. It is part of the William Penn SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Park Lane El Sch enrolls 312 students across grades K–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 4.2% Two or more races and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 287 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.6% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 312 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 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.
Park Lane 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 8, state house district 191.
Park Lane 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 312 students, Park Lane 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