Upper Darby School District
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School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
of approximately 12,000 students in Upper Darby Township
Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Darby Township is a home rule township bordering West Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Although it retains the term "Township" in its legal name, presumably for historic reasons, it is the largest municipality of any type in Delaware County. Upper Darby is also home to the Tower Theater, a...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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It consists of an 8.3 square miles (21.5 km²) area including Upper Darby Township
Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Darby Township is a home rule township bordering West Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Although it retains the term "Township" in its legal name, presumably for historic reasons, it is the largest municipality of any type in Delaware County. Upper Darby is also home to the Tower Theater, a...
, Clifton Heights
Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania
Clifton Heights is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, six miles west of downtown Philadelphia and on Darby Creek. The population was at 2,330 in 1900, and 3,155 in 1910...
borough, and Millbourne
Millbourne, Pennsylvania
Millbourne is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1159 at the 2010 census. Millbourne borders Philadelphia along Cobbs Creek...
borough. It serves almost 90,000 residents with one high school, two middle schools, eight elementary schools and a kindergarten center.
High school
- Upper Darby High SchoolUpper Darby High SchoolUpper Darby High School is a four-year public high school located in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States, as part of the Upper Darby School District. UDHS is also the oldest high school in Delaware County, PA, having been established in 1895...
(UDHSUpper Darby High SchoolUpper Darby High School is a four-year public high school located in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States, as part of the Upper Darby School District. UDHS is also the oldest high school in Delaware County, PA, having been established in 1895...
) is one of the largest high schools in Pennsylvania by enrollment. Also, the high school is also home to the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, and the Summer Stage program
Middle schools
- Beverly Hills Middle SchoolBeverly Hills Middle SchoolBeverly Hills Middle School, located in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States, was founded in 1930 by James Targett, and originally served as a junior high school. More than 1525 students attend the school. It is one of the two middle schools in the Upper Darby School District which serves...
- Drexel Hill Middle SchoolDrexel Hill Middle SchoolDrexel Hill Middle School , located in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, United States, is one of the two middle schools in the Upper Darby School District...
Elementary schools
- Aronimink Elementary
- Bywood Elementary
- Charles Kelly Elementary
- Garrettford Elementary
- Highland Park Elementary
- Hillcrest Elementary
- Primos Elementary
- Stonehurst Hills Elementary
- Walter M. Senkow Elementary
- Westbrook Park Elementary