Upper Darby School District (UDSD) is a large public
school district of approximately 12,000 students in
Upper Darby Township
Upper Darby Township, often shortened to Upper Darby, is a home rule township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The township borders Philadelphia, the nation's sixth most populous city as of 2020 with 1.6 million residents.
As of the 2020 ...
,
Delaware County,
Pennsylvania. It consists of an area including
Upper Darby Township
Upper Darby Township, often shortened to Upper Darby, is a home rule township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The township borders Philadelphia, the nation's sixth most populous city as of 2020 with 1.6 million residents.
As of the 2020 ...
,
Clifton Heights borough, and
Millbourne borough. According to 2009 local census data, it serves a resident population of 90,000. In 2009, the district residents’
per capita income was $20,699, while the
median family income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
was $51,965. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
Upper Darby schools serve an increasingly diverse population: 41% of students are White, 42% are African American, 13% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 3% are Hispanic and 1% are other. In 2010, there are 877 Limited English Proficient (LEP) students speaking over 70 languages, including Punjabi, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Albanian, Greek, and Urdu. Over 350 students also meet the state criteria for immigrant status. In addition, the district annually educates more than 380 students who have refugee status and/or limited formal schooling. In the past seven years, the percentage of students who meet the low-income status set by the Federal Free/Reduced Lunch Program has risen from 23% to almost 50%.
Schools
Upper Darby School District operates one high school, two middle schools, ten elementary schools, one kindergarten center, and a cyber academy.
;High school:
*
Upper Darby High School (UDHS), Grades 9-12
;Middle schools:
*Beverly Hills Middle School (BHMS), Grades 6-8
*Drexel Hill Middle School (DHMS), Grades 6-8
;Elementary schools:
*Aronimink Elementary, Grades 1-5
*Bywood Elementary, Grades 1-5
*Charles Kelly Elementary, Grades 1-5
*Garrettford Elementary, Grades 1-5
*Highland Park Elementary, Grades 1-5
*Hillcrest Elementary, Grades K-5
*Primos Elementary, Grades K-5
*Stonehurst Hills Elementary, Grades 1-5
*Upper Darby Kindergarten Center, Grade K
*Walter M. Senkow Elementary, Grades 1-5
*Westbrook Park Elementary, Grades K-5
Extracurriculars
The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports.
Sports
The District is assigned to
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District 1
The District funds the following sports for high school students:
;Boys:
*Baseball - AAAA
*Basketball - AAAA
*Cross Country - AAA
*Football - AAAA
*Golf - AAA
*Indoor Track and Field - AAAA
*Lacrosse - AAAA
*Soccer - AAA
*Swimming and Diving - AAA
*Tennis - AAA
*Track and Field - AAA
*Wrestling - AAA
;Girls:
*Basketball - AAAA
*Cheerleading - AAAA
*Cross Country - AAA
*Field Hockey - AAA
*Golf - AAA
*Indoor Track and Field - AAAA
*Lacrosse - AAAA
*Soccer (Fall) - AAA
*Softball - AAAA
*Swimming and Diving - AAA
*Tennis - AAA
*Track and Field - AAA
*Volleyball - AAA
*According to PIAA directory July 2012
[Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association, PIAA School Directory, 2012]
References
Further reading
Upper Darby School District ARRA Case StudiesArchive
External links
Upper Darby School District websiteUpper Darby School District website(Archive)
Delaware County Youth InitiativeUpper Darby Performing Arts CenterDelaware County IU 25Delaware County Technical High SchoolDelaware County Workforce Investment Board
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School districts in Delaware County, Pennsylvania