Elementary · Pennsylvania

Garrettford El Sch

Free meals for all

Garrettford El Sch, a public elementary school in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: grades 1–5, 529 students, 11.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Upper Darby SD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 529
Teachers (FTE): 47.0
Students per teacher: 11.3
Grades: 1–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 80% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 12.9 · 1,626 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 84% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 72% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 415 · 1,629 schools compared

Larger than 71% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

30%proficient

−3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 49% · 1,523 elementary schools compared

324 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

29%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 52% · 1,523 elementary schools compared

324 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades 1–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Upper Darby SD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Upper Darby SD.

Location

Address: 3830 Garrett Rd, Drexel Hill, PA 19026
Phone: (610)626-9168
City or town: Drexel Hill
County: Delaware County

Quality of life in Drexel Hill Schools in Drexel Hill

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Charles Kelly El SchFree meals for all	1–5	270	10.0	15%	20%	0.7 mi
Upper Darby Kdg CtrFree meals for all	K	468	16.8	—	—	0.8 mi
Ardmore Avenue El SchFree meals for all	K–6	535	13.0	31%	20%	0.9 mi
Westbrook Park El SchFree meals for all	K–5	468	12.1	24%	25%	1.1 mi
Aronimink El SchFree meals for all	K–5	626	13.5	32%	40%	1.2 mi
Hillcrest El SchFree meals for all	K–5	551	9.8	38%	33%	1.2 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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