Summary:
The city of Glenolden, Pennsylvania is home to 4 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. These schools, which include Darby Township School, Glenolden School, Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center, and Walter M Senkow Elementary School, vary in their academic performance, student demographics, and resource allocation.
Glenolden School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 950 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools and receiving a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts the highest proficiency rates in PSSA/English Language Arts across all grade levels and has a relatively diverse student population. In contrast, Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center has the highest spending per student at $23,465, but does not necessarily have the best academic performance, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.
The data also reveals potential racial disparities in academic performance, with schools that have a majority African American student population, such as Darby Township School and Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center, having the lowest overall performance and test scores compared to the other schools. This suggests a need for further investigation into the underlying factors contributing to these disparities. Additionally, the schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios, Glenolden School and Walter M Senkow Elementary School, tend to have higher academic performance, indicating that smaller class sizes may be a contributing factor to student success.
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