Best Public Schools in Zip Code 19079

Summary:

The 19079 zip code area in Pennsylvania is home to two schools - Academy Park High School, the only high school in the area, and Sharon Hill School, the sole elementary school serving grades K-8. Both schools are part of the Southeast Delco School District and face significant challenges, with low academic performance, high poverty rates, and poor statewide rankings.

Academy Park High School has a predominantly African American student population (79.56%) and an extremely high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients (95.13%). The school's academic performance is quite low, with only 4.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, 23.2% in Biology, and 38% in Literature - all well below state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate is 71.4%, and its dropout rate is 4.4%.

Sharon Hill School serves a similar demographic, with 84.12% of its students being African American and a 100% free/reduced lunch rate. The school's academic performance is also significantly below state averages, with only 13.7% of students proficient or better in Math and 27.7% in English Language Arts across all grades. While the school has a 0% dropout rate, this is likely due to its K-8 structure, and its overall performance remains a concern.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th 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 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sharon Hill School	Public	K-8	701 Coates Street	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4355	573	41	13.8	100.0%	28 (4.9%)	482 (84.1%)	33 (5.8%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	13.5	1292^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	15.8%		13.6	1294^th of 1534 public elementary schools	15.6%	2				22.4	16.9	8.2	18.6	3.4	12.0	13.7	45.5	25.7	35.2	34.8	24.7	29.7	27.6	31.0	20.5	27.7	$9,142	$1,416	$7,726
Academy Park High School	Public	9-12	300 Calcon Hook Rd	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4330	1,355	73	18.5	95.1%	155 (11.4%)	1,078 (79.6%)	64 (4.7%)	18 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (2.8%)	11.4	593^rd of 674 public high schools	12.0%		28.7	500^th of 634 public high schools	21.1%	93	4.7	23.2	38.0																		$10,063	$1,559	$8,504

Cities Near Zip Code 19079

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sharon Hill	0.35 mi	2	715^th
Folcroft	0.93 mi	2	705^th
Collingdale	1.01 mi	1	676^th
Darby	1.06 mi	4	722^nd
Philadelphia	1.17 mi	307	687^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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