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Swarthmore-Rutledge School

Serves grades KG - 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
100 College Ave
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Phone
(610) 892-3470
District
Wallingford-Swarthmore SD
County
DELAWARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
554
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.0% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Swarthmore-Rutledge School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
53%
85%
54%
87%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
91%
49%
91%
52%
90%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
84%
48%
90%
54%
77%
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
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 79 14.3%
Grade 1 95 17.1%
Grade 2 90 16.2%
Grade 3 111 20.0%
Grade 4 81 14.6%
Grade 5 98 17.7%
Total 554 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.0% 79.1% 64.5%
Black 3.1% 6.8% 15.4%
Hispanic 3.9% 4.8% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.0% 9.2% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 7.8% 14.5% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 7.6% 14.0% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.2% 0.5% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,149 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,312.4 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.2% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.5% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.1% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,201 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 5.0% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.6% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 70.5% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 46.9% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.0% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.1% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.4% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.4% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.3% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,474 $49,557,000 61.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,216 $4,473,000 5.6%
Staff $886 $3,258,000 4.1%
General Administration $630 $2,317,000 2.9%
School Administration $924 $3,397,000 4.2%
Operation $1,273 $4,682,000 5.8%
Transportation $539 $1,981,000 2.5%
Other $743 $2,732,000 3.4%
Total Support $6,210 $22,840,000 28.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,136 $7,858,000 9.8%
Total Expenditures $21,820 $80,255,000 100.0%
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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