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Garrettford Elementary School

Serves grades 1 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3830 Garrett Rd
Drexel Hill, PA 19026
Phone
(610) 626-9168
District
Upper Darby SD
County
DELAWARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
568
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.9% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Garrettford Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
53%
50%
54%
43%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
49%
41%
52%
28%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
48%
49%
54%
34%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 1 105 18.5%
Grade 2 101 17.8%
Grade 3 128 22.5%
Grade 4 120 21.1%
Grade 5 114 20.1%
Total 568 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 27.3% 18.2% 64.5%
Black 56.0% 50.6% 15.4%
Hispanic 8.8% 15.7% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.9% 15.3% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 98.3% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 98.3% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 93,476 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 10,958.9 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.9% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.1% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.6% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 36,467 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 11.4% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.5% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.9% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.7% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.1% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.4% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.6% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 9.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,567 $119,544,000 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $777 $9,712,000 4.5%
Staff $571 $7,140,000 3.3%
General Administration $210 $2,618,000 1.2%
School Administration $591 $7,384,000 3.4%
Operation $1,169 $14,601,000 6.8%
Transportation $402 $5,018,000 2.3%
Other $364 $4,549,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,083 $51,022,000 23.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,584 $44,788,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $17,235 $215,354,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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