Upper Darby Shs High School
601 North Lansdowne Ave Drexel Hill PA, 19026, Delaware County Phone: 610-622-7000 Ranking:  (527 out of 626, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Upper Darby School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 227 | 237 | 238 | 260 | 257 | 261 | 253 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 3,638 | 3,720 | 3,705 | 3,791 | 3,762 | 3,799 | 4,151 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 910 | 25.0% | 963 | 25.9% | 972 | 26.2% | 972 | 25.6% | 1,028 | 27.3% | 995 | 26.2% | 1,219 | 29.4% |
| Grade 10: | 954 | 26.2% | 972 | 26.1% | 927 | 25.0% | 994 | 26.2% | 909 | 24.2% | 978 | 25.7% | 1,031 | 24.8% |
| Grade 11: | 886 | 24.4% | 846 | 22.7% | 914 | 24.7% | 886 | 23.4% | 924 | 24.6% | 934 | 24.6% | 991 | 23.9% |
| Grade 12: | 888 | 24.4% | 900 | 24.2% | 865 | 23.3% | 918 | 24.2% | 873 | 23.2% | 892 | 23.5% | 910 | 21.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 39 | 1.0% | 27 | 0.7% | 21 | 0.6% | 28 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,836 | 50.5% | 1,898 | 51.0% | 1,915 | 51.7% | 1,969 | 51.9% | 1,999 | 53.1% | 2,008 | 52.9% | 2,190 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 1,802 | 49.5% | 1,822 | 49.0% | 1,790 | 48.3% | 1,822 | 48.1% | 1,747 | 46.4% | 1,776 | 46.7% | 1,957 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 491 | 13.5% | 508 | 13.7% | 519 | 14.0% | 503 | 13.3% | 472 | 12.5% | 461 | 12.1% | 468 | 11.3% |
| Hispanic: | 150 | 4.1% | 135 | 3.6% | 132 | 3.6% | 127 | 3.4% | 107 | 2.8% | 94 | 2.5% | 86 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 1,827 | 50.2% | 1,770 | 47.6% | 1,676 | 45.2% | 1,645 | 43.4% | 1,587 | 42.2% | 1,554 | 40.9% | 1,653 | 39.8% |
| White: | 1,158 | 31.8% | 1,297 | 34.9% | 1,373 | 37.1% | 1,500 | 39.6% | 1,585 | 42.1% | 1,682 | 44.3% | 1,941 | 46.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.1% | 14 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,699 | 46.7% | NA | NA | 1,246 | 33.6% | 1,175 | 31.0% | 1,089 | 28.9% | 1,055 | 27.8% | 956 | 23.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 285 | 7.8% | NA | NA | 163 | 4.4% | 195 | 5.1% | 319 | 8.5% | 325 | 8.6% | 297 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.00 | 15.71 | 15.60 | 14.59 | 14.65 | 14.50 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 44.3% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 38.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 39.8% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 38.1% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 43.8% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 50.7% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 50.7% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 54.4% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 55.7% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.2% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 51.4% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.5% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 51.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 53.8% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 56.6% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 52.8% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.1% | 19.9% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21% | 20.7% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 20.7% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21% | 20.9% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 21.9% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 65.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.1% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 65.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75.3% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 69.8% | 82.9% |
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* Upper Darby Shs High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.