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Ridley School District

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Ridley School District is located in southeast Pennsylvania. Ridley School District has 7.19 square miles of land area and 0.73 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Ridley School District population is 40,514. Ridley School District median household income is $61,444 in 2010-2014. Ridley School District median house value is $194,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Ridley School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (91 out of 496, top 18%) Elementary/Middle School: (398 out of 498, bottom 20%)* Rank: #244
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	40,514 (2010-2014), rank #62
Population Growth	2.75% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	5,117.10/sq mi, rank #17
Median Household Income:	$61,444 at 2010-2014—4.28% increase since 2005-2009, rank #138
Median House Price:	$194,500 at 2010-2014—3.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #107
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	7.19 sq mi, rank #456
Water Area:	0.73 sq mi (9.16%), rank #197
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Delaware County
City:	Ridley Park, Morton, Folsom, Holmes, Clifton Heights, Woodlyn, Eddystone
Zip:	19022, 19078, 19076, 19070, 19033, 19043, 19018, 19094, 19081
Area:	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

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Ridley School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

901 Morton Ave

Folsom PA, 19033, Delaware County

Phone: 610-534-1900

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	5,501	5,569	5,805	5,847	5,788	5,758	5,823
English Language Learner Students:	27	27	37	41	29	31	29
Total Teachers:	378.00	389.00	393.00	403.75	420.25	411.10	403.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	13.00	12.50	14.50	14.50	15.50	14.00	15.50
Elementary:	156.10	154.10	157.10	159.00	165.50	164.60	151.00
Secondary:	163.90	178.40	180.40	186.25	196.25	188.50	190.50
Ungraded:	45.00	44.00	41.00	44.00	43.00	44.00	46.00
Total Other Staff:	462.00	494.00	498.00	517.00	429.00	414.50	395.00
Instructional Aides:	89.00	97.00	97.00	100.00	101.00	97.00	84.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	1.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	13.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	12.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	8.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	9.00	9.00	9.00	11.00	11.50	11.50	11.50
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.00
District Administrative Support:	33.00	32.00	32.00	35.00	35.00	21.00	27.00
School Administrators:	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	19.00	15.00	14.00
School Administrative Support:	36.00	43.00	43.00	45.00	43.00	37.50	44.00
Student Support Services:	NA	15.00	20.00	17.00	15.50	13.00	7.00
Other Support Services:	263.00	267.00	267.00	274.00	185.00	200.50	189.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.55	14.32	14.77	14.48	13.77	14.01	14.45

Schools

Amosland Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	549 Amosland Rd, Morton PA 19070
Eddystone Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	9th And Simpson Streets, Crum Lynne PA 19022
Edgewood Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	525 8th Ave, Folsom PA 19033
Grace Park Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	Seventh Ave, Swarthmore PA 19081
Lakeview Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	333 Constitution Ave, Ridley Park PA 19078
Leedom Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	620 East Chester Pk, Ridley Park PA 19078
Ridley High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	901 Morton Ave, Folsom PA 19033
Ridley Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	Free And Dupont Streets, Ridley Park PA 19078
Woodlyn Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	School Ln And Colson, Woodlyn PA 19094

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.2%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.8%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.4%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	69.9%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	74%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	71.4%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	78%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	78.9%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	77.2%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.4%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.6%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.7%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.4%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.5%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.3%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.5%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.3%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.8%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30.7%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	25.2%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30.6%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	32.5%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30.6%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	79.7%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.5%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.4%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.8%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.6%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.6%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.5%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	89.7%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.5%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.8%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.8%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.4%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.8%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.6%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.9%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.2%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.8%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.4%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.6%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.5%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.7%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.1%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78.4%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.1%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.5%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.3%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.9%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.7%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.9%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.5%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	51%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.2%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.6%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.1%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.3%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46.2%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	54.2%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	56.7%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.3%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	65%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.9%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67.5%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.5%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.5%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.5%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.3%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.9%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.4%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59.2%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.8%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.6%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.4%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.4%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.7%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.2%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.2%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.2%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.1%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.9%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.8%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.2%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.9%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.2%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.4%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.4%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.6%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.9%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.8%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.4%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.3%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.6%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.9%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.7%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.2%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.3%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	37.9%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	37.8%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	37.3%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45.6%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	54.4%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.4%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	61.5%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.9%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$90,251,000	$15,547		$90,223,000	$15,431		$86,631,000	$14,967
Federal:	$2,045,000	$352	2.3%	$4,668,000	$798	5.2%	$4,775,000	$825	5.5%
State:	$21,011,000	$3,619	23.3%	$19,574,000	$3,348	21.7%	$20,361,000	$3,518	23.5%
Local:	$67,195,000	$11,575	74.5%	$65,981,000	$11,285	73.1%	$61,495,000	$10,625	71.0%
Total Expenditures:	$83,617,000	$14,404		$81,889,000	$14,005		$80,352,000	$13,883
Total Current Expenditures:	$75,794,000	$13,057		$73,720,000	$12,608		$72,848,000	$12,586
Instructional Expenditures:	$51,633,000	$8,895	68.1%	$50,512,000	$8,639	68.5%	$50,292,000	$8,689	69.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,943,000	$852	6.5%	$4,463,000	$763	6.1%	$4,382,000	$757	6.0%
Administration:	$7,706,000	$1,327	10.2%	$7,125,000	$1,219	9.7%	$6,984,000	$1,207	9.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$11,512,000	$1,983	15.2%	$11,620,000	$1,987	15.8%	$11,190,000	$1,933	15.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$930,000	$160		$603,000	$103		$628,000	$109
Construction:	$508,000	$88		$137,000	$23		$205,000	$35
Total Other:	$626,000	$108		$729,000	$125		$778,000	$134
Interest on Debt:	$2,370,000	$408		$2,658,000	$455		$2,559,000	$442

Total Salary:	$48,414,000	$8,340		$48,768,000	$8,341		$48,644,000	$8,404
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$35,229,000	$6,069	72.8%	$35,580,000	$6,085	73.0%	$35,693,000	$6,167	73.4%
Other Salary:	$13,185,000	$2,271	27.2%	$13,188,000	$2,256	27.0%	$12,951,000	$2,238	26.6%
Total Benefit:	$18,364,000	$3,163		$16,186,000	$2,768		$15,364,000	$2,654
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$12,678,000	$2,184	69.0%	$11,110,000	$1,900	68.6%	$10,585,000	$1,829	68.9%
Other Benefit:	$5,686,000	$980	31.0%	$5,076,000	$868	31.4%	$4,779,000	$826	31.1%

* Ridley School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.