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Walnut Street Elementary School
224 South Sixth St Darby PA, 19023, Delaware County Phone: 610-534-5660 Ranking:  (2,239 out of 2,311, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: William Penn School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 33 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 486 | 467 | 485 | 487 | 473 | 473 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | 85 | 17.5% | 85 | 18.2% | 86 | 17.7% | 87 | 17.9% | 80 | 16.9% | 95 | 20.1% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 14.8% | 71 | 15.2% | 77 | 15.9% | 74 | 15.2% | 76 | 16.1% | 74 | 15.6% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 14.6% | 65 | 13.9% | 79 | 16.3% | 72 | 14.8% | 71 | 15.0% | 57 | 12.1% |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 13.8% | 73 | 15.6% | 63 | 13.0% | 70 | 14.4% | 52 | 11.0% | 65 | 13.7% |
| Grade 4: | 75 | 15.4% | 53 | 11.3% | 62 | 12.8% | 56 | 11.5% | 72 | 15.2% | 63 | 13.3% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 10.9% | 65 | 13.9% | 52 | 10.7% | 71 | 14.6% | 62 | 13.1% | 59 | 12.5% |
| Grade 6: | 63 | 13.0% | 55 | 11.8% | 66 | 13.6% | 57 | 11.7% | 60 | 12.7% | 60 | 12.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 267 | 54.9% | 245 | 52.5% | 247 | 50.9% | 252 | 51.7% | 240 | 50.7% | 223 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 219 | 45.1% | 222 | 47.5% | 238 | 49.1% | 235 | 48.3% | 225 | 47.6% | 242 | 51.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 467 | 96.1% | 448 | 95.9% | 467 | 96.3% | 469 | 96.3% | 455 | 96.2% | 454 | 96.0% |
| White: | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 426 | 87.7% | 410 | 87.8% | 393 | 81.0% | 398 | 81.7% | 381 | 80.5% | 350 | 74.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.8% | 24 | 4.9% | 33 | 6.8% | 33 | 7.0% | 36 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.64 | 16.10 | 17.02 | 17.68 | 17.11 | 14.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 59.3% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 55.7% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 50.4% | 80% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 49.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 47.1% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 58.5% | 74.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 59.6% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 64.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 58% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 50.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 49.5% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 42% | 72.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 57.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 58.4% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 48% | 82.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 49.9% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 53% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 50.8% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 37.2% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 46.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 42.7% | 65% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 39.9% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 37.1% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 34.8% | 64.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 59% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 58.2% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 50.6% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 49.3% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 49.8% | 68.5% |
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* Walnut Street Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.