Ridley School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Delaware

District Profile

901 Morton Ave Ste 100

Folsom, PA 19033-2997

Phone 610-534-1900

Fax 610-534-2335

Includes the municipalities of Eddystone Borough, Ridley Park Borough, Ridley Township.

Square Miles

7.90

Students Enrolled

5,528

Total Number of Schools:

9
  • Amosland El Sch (K-5)
  • Eddystone El Sch (K-5)
  • Edgewood El Sch (K-5)
  • Grace Park El Sch (K-5)
  • Lakeview El Sch (K-5)
  • Leedom El Sch (K-5)
  • Ridley HS (9-12)
  • Ridley MS (6,7-8)
  • Woodlyn El Sch (K-5)
District Provided Online Learning

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

5,528

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.30%
Asian
3.00%
Black
12.40%
Latino
3.90%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
3.50%
White
76.70%

Gender

Male
51.20%
Female
48.80%

Other Statistics

Special Education
24.86%
English Learner
1.10%

Financials

Median Household Income

$68,873.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $75,051,351.89 70.42%
State Revenues $30,116,056.04 28.25%
Federal $1,404,921.63 1.31%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$69,210,499.97
Property Values Within District
$190,300.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

89.68%

Rigorous Courses

16
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

78.94%
College/University
4.21%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 65.63% 55.35% N/A
Grade 4 62.03% 44.42% 76.65%
Grade 5 62.69% 44.30% N/A
Grade 6 60.80% 32.86% N/A
Grade 7 54.22% 29.76% N/A
Grade 8 58.23% 34.47% 42.89%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 67.87% 64.30% 76.96%

Staff

384

Teachers

15

Administrators

237

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Lee Ann Wentzel

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Michael Capozzoli
Board President
43 2019-2023
Beverly Kapanjie
Board Vice President
33 2019-2023
Katherine Bennett
3 2017-2021
Christopher Bryan
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

John Cleghorn
3 2017-2021
Christopher Lenton
1 2019-2023
Christine McMenamin
18 2019-2023
Joseph Ward
1 2019-2023
Adele Warner
16

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.