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Upper Darby School District
Address
4611 Bond Avenue Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, 19026-4592 United States
District information
Type	Public school district
Motto	Opportunity, Unity, Excellence
Students and staff
District mascot	Royals
Colors	Purple/Gold
Other information
Website	www.upperdarbysd.org

Upper Darby School District (UDSD) is a large public school district of approximately 12,000 students in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It consists of an 8.3-square-mile (21 km) area including Upper Darby Township, 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 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
• Garrettford Elementary, Grades 1-5
• Highland Park Elementary, Grades 1-5
• Hillcrest Elementary, Grades K-5
• Charles Kelly Elementary, Grades 1-5
  • The school property, previously used as the St. Charles School, is leased from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It opened to allow the district more space to teach students.
• Primos Elementary, Grades K-5
• Stonehurst Hills Elementary, Grades 1-5
• Upper Darby Kindergarten Center, Grade K
• 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:

• According to PIAA directory July 2012

References

1. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
2. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
3. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
4. Upper Darby School District Administration, Strategic Plan - Academic Standards and Assessment Midpoint Review, November 24, 2010
5. Reilly, Linda (2009-10-06). "UDSD extends lease at former St. Charles School". Delco Times. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
6. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association, PIAA School Directory, 2012

Further reading

• Upper Darby School District ARRA Case Studies (Archive)

External links

• Upper Darby School District website
• Upper Darby School District website (Archive)
• Delaware County Youth Initiative
• Upper Darby Performing Arts Center
• Delaware County IU 25
• Delaware County Technical High School
• Delaware County Workforce Investment Board

v t e Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
Founded 1736
Communities	Aronimink Beverly Hills Bywood Drexel Hill Drexel Park Highland Park Llanerch Hills Kellyville Kirklyn Oakview Primos Secane Stonehurst Westbrook Park
Education	Upper Darby SD Upper Darby HS Bonner & Prendergast Catholic HS (merger of Bonner HS & Prendergast HS) Delco CC
Historic sites	Lower Swedish Cabin Collen Brook Farm Tower Theater
Infrastructure	Market–Frankford Line Media–Sharon Hill Line Media/Wawa Line Norristown High Speed Line
Regional rail stations	Primos Secane Fernwood-Yeadon
Trolley/subway stations	69th Street Transportation Center Parkview Fairfield Avenue Walnut Street Avon Road Hilltop Road Beverly Boulevard Congress Avenue Lansdowne Avenue Drexel Park Irvington Road Drexel Hill Junction Garrettford Drexel Manor Marshall Road Creek Road Huey Avenue School Lane Aronimink Anderson Avenue Drexelbrook Drexeline

v t e Delaware County, Pennsylvania schools
Main school districts Chester Upland Chester High School Science and Discovery High School Smedley Allied Health School Chichester Chichester High School Garnet Valley Garnet Valley High School Haverford Township Haverford High School Haverford Middle School Interboro Interboro High School Marple Newtown Marple Newtown High School Penn-Delco Sun Valley High School Radnor Township Radnor High School Radnor Middle School Ridley Ridley High School Rose Tree Media Penncrest High School Southeast Delco Academy Park High School Springfield Springfield High School Upper Darby Upper Darby High School Wallingford-Swarthmore Strath Haven High School William Penn Penn Wood High School
Other schools Charter schools Chester Charter Scholars Academy Private schools Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Agnes Irwin School Christian Academy Delaware County Christian School Episcopal Academy Faith Temple Christian School George Crothers Memorial School Hill Top Preparatory School Media-Providence Friends School New Beginnings Academy Valley Forge Military Academy and College Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archbishop John Carroll High School Archbishop Prendergast High School Cardinal O'Hara High School Monsignor Bonner High School Closed St. James High School for Boys Unionville-Chadds Ford (partially located in Chester Co.) Unionville High School West Chester Area (partially located in Chester Co.) West Chester East High School West Chester Henderson High School West Chester Rustin High School Fugett Middle School Peirce Middle School

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• School districts in Delaware County, Pennsylvania