Pennsylvania public high school · Upper Darby School District

Upper Darby Senior High School

601 North Lansdowne Avenue, Drexel Hill, PA 19026. 54.5% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

54.5%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)About the same as Pennsylvania (median school)
85.9%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)6.5 pts below Pennsylvania (92.4%)
17.4%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
5.9%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
71.4%Students from low-income families
4,190Students enrolled (2024-25)

The path from Upper Darby

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 54.5%Military 6.4%Working in Pennsylvania 39.5%Other or not found 26.3%

    Share of graduates from two years before the 2024-25 report (Class of 2023) who enrolled in higher education, as reported in the Future Ready PA Index. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

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    What those choices lead to

    Pennsylvania does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Pennsylvania performs.

    College type in PennsylvaniaCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3045%$17,430$71,762$24,500
    Public 2-year and community colleges1628%$9,366$45,812$12,250
    Private nonprofit colleges7068%$25,740$66,572$26,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Pennsylvania colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Upper Darby

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia3.6 mi81%$33,840$85,980
    Haverford College3.7 mi89%$31,075$76,397
    Harcum College4.8 mi48%$23,680$47,809
    University of Pennsylvania4.8 mi97%$29,577$121,687
    Drexel University5.0 mi78%$37,529$92,338
    Bryn Mawr College5.1 mi83%$44,593$80,291

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Penn Wood High School (1.1 mi, 48.6% to college) · Haverford Senior High School (2.1 mi, 80.2% to college) · Motivation High School (2.4 mi, 49.3% to college) · Sayre William L MS (2.4 mi, 32.4% to college) · Boys Latin of Philadelphia Charter School (2.8 mi, 66% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Upper Darby School District's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureUpper DarbyPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)54.5%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate85.9%92.4%
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Quick answers

What percent of Upper Darby Senior High School graduates go to college?
54.5% of the Class of 2023 at Upper Darby Senior High School enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report), compared with 54.5% for the median school in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.
What is the graduation rate at Upper Darby Senior High School?
Upper Darby Senior High School has a four-year graduation rate of 85.9%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.