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==Education== [[William Penn School District]] serves East Lansdowne. The district was created in 1972.<ref name=Hilfertylibrary>{{cite news|last=Hilferty|first=John|title=East Lansdowne's Heart Big|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|place=[[Philadelphia]]|date=November 5, 1972|pages=1 N-W, N-W}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/134708993/ Clipping of first] and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/134709022/ of second page] at [[Newspapers.com]].</ref> * East Lansdowne Basics Magnet Elementary School (K-6) ** In 1972 the school's library was open to the public, one of the few school libraries to do so, as East Lansdowne had no other public library. That year, it had an area for sports called the "dust bowl". That year John Hilferty of the ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' described it as "even more minuscule" compared to the East Lansdowne borough, which he called "Lilliputian" due to its {{convert|0.21|sqmi|sqkm}} size.<ref name=Hilfertylibrary/> * Vision Academy Charter School (K-8) * Penn Wood Middle School (7-8) (Darby) * [[Penn Wood High School]], Cypress Street Campus (9-10)(Yeadon) * [[Penn Wood High School]], Green Ave Campus (11-12) (Lansdowne) ===Private schools=== Saint Cyril of Alexandria Catholic Elementary School (K-8), founded in September, 1929,<ref name=StCyrilHist>{{cite web|url=https://stcyrilphila.independencemissionschools.org/our-school/history/|title=History|publisher=Saint Cyril of Alexandria Catholic Elementary School|access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref> was moved to and combined with St. Philomena in nearby Lansdowne, PA in 2021<ref name="DeGrassa 2021 f359">{{cite web | last=DeGrassa | first=Peg | title=Newly named SS. Cyril & Philomena school relocates to St. Philomena | website=Delco Times | date=June 26, 2021 | url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2021/06/26/newly-named-ss-cyril-philomena-school-relocates-to-st-philomena/ | access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref> after a protracted battle to keep the school open. In December, 2005 the archdiocese proposed closing it, but it remained open after community members, inspired by a child with [[cystic fibrosis]] who asked for the [[Make-A-Wish Foundation|Make a Wish]] foundation to save his school, donated $200,000 to keep it open. This was dubbed the "Miracle at St. Cyril." In 2012 the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]] proposed closing it again,<ref>{{cite web|author=Polaneczky, Ronnie|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/ronnie_polaneczky/20120110_Ronnie_Polaneczky__St__Cyrill_in_need_of_another_miracle.html|title=Ronnie Polaneczky: St. Cyril in need of another miracle|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=January 10, 2012|access-date=November 30, 2019}}</ref> intending to merge it into St. Andrew School of Upper Darby. However the archdiocese reversed that decision.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mengers, Patti|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/news/good-news-for-st-cyril-st-andrew-in-archdiocesan-appeals/article_1111ff07-2ac7-5c79-8064-c89aebf9024e.html|title=Good news for St. Cyril, St. Andrew in archdiocesan appeals |newspaper=[[Delco Times]]|date=February 17, 2012|access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref> Instead it became the Independence Mission Schools, not operated by the archdiocese.<ref name=StCyrilHist/> In 2012 there were 207 students.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mengers, Patti|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/news/it-s-good-news-for-five-catholic-grade-schools/article_556ad134-7766-5911-8d59-3a8375537233.html|title=It's good news for five Catholic grade schools|newspaper=[[Delco Times]]|date=February 17, 2012|access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref> Vision Academy Charter School purchased the St. Cyril of Alexandria buildings from the [[Archdiocese of Philadelphia]] and opened during the 2021-22 school year.<ref name="DeGrassa 2021 f359"/>
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