Best Public Schools in Woodlyn, PA

Summary:

The city of Woodlyn, Pennsylvania has only one public elementary school, Woodlyn Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 296 students. The school is part of the Ridley School District, which is ranked 382 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Woodlyn Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is generally below the Ridley School District and Pennsylvania state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in Math (34.7%) and English Language Arts (44.2%) for all grades are lower than the district (36.5% and 50.9%) and state (40.4% and 53%) averages. However, the school's Science proficiency rate for all grades (65.1%) is slightly higher than the district (62.1%) but lower than the state (65.8%) average.

The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past three school years, from 926 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1,112 out of 1,534 in 2022-2023 and 1,078 out of 1,526 in 2023-2024. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars out of 5 in 2021-2022 to 1 star out of 5 in the last two school years. Additionally, Woodlyn Elementary School has a high percentage of students (92.23%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

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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
Woodlyn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Colson Rd.	Woodlyn	19094	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-1900	296	27	11.0	92.2%	113 (38.2%)	85 (28.7%)	35 (11.8%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	47 (15.9%)	33.9	1078^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.4%		32.2	1112^th of 1534 public elementary schools	27.5%	34	30.6	44.4	26.0	34.7	65.1	65.1	44.4	44.5	43.7	44.2	$15,710	$465	$15,245

Cities Near Woodlyn

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ridley Park	0.89 mi	3	487^th
Chester	0.92 mi	8	727^th
Swarthmore	0.93 mi	2	190^th
Eddystone	0.97 mi	1	698^th
Folsom	1.35 mi	2	512^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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