Best Public Schools in Clifton Heights, PA

Summary:

The city of Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania has only one school, Westbrook Park Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Upper Darby School District. With 490 students, Westbrook Park Elementary has a student-teacher ratio of 15.6, slightly higher than the state average. The school's spending per student is $14,059, above the state average.

However, Westbrook Park Elementary's academic performance is significantly below state averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.6% of Westbrook Park students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 40.4%. In ELA, only 24.2% of Westbrook Park students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53%. The school's performance has been consistently low over the past three school years, with little improvement.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (100%) suggests that Westbrook Park Elementary serves a predominantly low-income population, which may contribute to the school's lower academic performance. Additionally, the school's performance is below the average of its own school district, the Upper Darby School District, in both Math and ELA, indicating that the school is struggling not only compared to the state, but also within its own district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)				PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westbrook Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Westbrook Dr	Clifton Heights	19018	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9363	490	31	15.6	100.0%	201 (41.0%)	185 (37.8%)	39 (8.0%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.4%)	14	1301^st of 1526 public elementary schools	14.7%		21	1213^th of 1534 public elementary schools	20.9%	88	30.1	22.9	13.7	22.6	57.3	57.3	38.1	14.3	17.8	24.2	$14,059	$2,075	$11,984

Cities Near Clifton Heights

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Primos	0.01 mi	1	648^th
Aldan	0.78 mi	1	692^nd
Glenolden	0.83 mi	3	643^rd
Drexel Hill	1.25 mi	7	651^st
Collingdale	1.4 mi	1	676^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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