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Tinicum School

Serves grades 1 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
First & Seneca Streets
Essington, PA 19029
Phone
(610) 521-4450
District
Interboro SD
County
DELAWARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
319
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.1% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Tinicum School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
63%
53%
61%
54%
64%
52%
63%
53%
61%
54%
64%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
49%
58%
52%
53%
46%
56%
49%
58%
52%
53%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
48%
55%
54%
47%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
46%
63%
55%
36%
36%
50%
46%
63%
55%
36%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
43%
44%
65%
54%
21%
33%
43%
44%
65%
54%
21%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
41%
39%
66%
53%
16%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 1 31 9.7%
Grade 2 29 9.1%
Grade 3 43 13.5%
Grade 4 45 14.1%
Grade 5 43 13.5%
Grade 6 40 12.5%
Grade 7 40 12.5%
Grade 8 48 15.0%
Total 319 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.5% 69.1% 64.5%
Black 6.4% 16.9% 15.4%
Hispanic 8.8% 7.5% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 5.7% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 69.9% 61.1% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 68.7% 58.2% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.3% 2.9% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,515 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,855.3 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.0% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.8% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.6% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.8% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,463 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 14.2% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.4% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.4% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.8% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.4% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.6% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 9.3% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,709 $38,685,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,378 $4,552,000 6.4%
Staff $347 $1,148,000 1.6%
General Administration $531 $1,753,000 2.5%
School Administration $1,079 $3,564,000 5.0%
Operation $1,319 $4,359,000 6.1%
Transportation $502 $1,657,000 2.3%
Other $869 $2,870,000 4.0%
Total Support $6,024 $19,903,000 28.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,801 $12,558,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $21,533 $71,146,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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