The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in Science. The lowest is 54% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Amosland El Sch
Amosland Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Morton, a small, built-out residential borough in Delaware County. The school is part of Ridley School District, which operates across a larger service area. Morton itself is a tight-knit community of tree-lined streets anchored by a historic train station on SEPTA's Regional Rail line, with most residents owning their homes. The borough is walkable and has limited new construction; homes sell quickly and at values above state benchmark.
The school enrolls about students across its six grade bands, with roughly half qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Black, Asian, multiracial, and Hispanic students. Data on students with individualized education programs or English learners was not available.
In the most recent state testing window, Amosland's proficiency rates in math and English language arts placed it above the midpoint among Delaware County districts' elementary schools. On the 2024-25 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, a bit more than half of tested third through fifth graders met proficiency in math, and a bit more than half met proficiency in English language arts. Science results from 2022-23 showed higher proficiency. Overall across tested subjects and grades, the school's proficiency index sits above the median for the county's districts. State testing data do not include average scale scores for ELA and math, and participation rates were not reported.
Ridley School District has undergone recent curriculum and pedagogy shifts that affect how Amosland operates. The district introduced full-day kindergarten in 2022-23, a structural change that eliminates half-day childcare arrangements for families but was cited as a cost driver in subsequent budgets. The district is also rolling out MindPrint, a brain-based, personalized learning model using cognitive assessment; implementation is now in grades 6-12, with expansion planned into elementary, meaning Amosland families may see this assessment and pedagogy model arrive in third grade during their child's tenure.
Property tax has risen successively in the district; Ridley has implemented real-estate tax increases over recent years and is proposing further increases. For any family considering a move into the district, these rising tax obligations are material to the housing cost calculation.
Housing in the zip code where Amosland sits is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, with median home values aligned to national average. Mortgages for homes in the area run in the mid-range, and rental-to-income ratios sit at roughly a fifth of household income. The local job market shows modest unemployment.
A parent may want to reach out to Amosland directly to learn more about the specific character of the school community, class sizes, intervention approaches for students not yet meeting proficiency, and how the MindPrint rollout will unfold in elementary grades.
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