Woodlyn’s public schools beat 51% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Woodlyn’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
The short version on Woodlyn’s schools
Which school depends on your street
With seven elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Ridley MS and Ridley HS. Ridley, Ridley Park and Eddystone send their kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
How it compares with its neighbors
Counting the seven towns on its borders, Woodlyn ranks 4th of 8. Nether Providence (A+), Swarthmore (A+) and Springfield (A) are graded higher, and Chester (D−) is lower. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Woodlyn compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Woodlyn.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Woodlyn vs. its neighbors
Woodlyn’s schools rank 4th of 8 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.
Every school in Woodlyn
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Woodlyn families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Woodlyn
There’s no college in Woodlyn, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Widener University in Chester, 1.2 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Woodlyn. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.