In 2011, 72% of the students grades 3-8th are reading on grade level. Math 89% of Grades 3rd-8th on grade level. Science 4th grade - 92% on grade level and 8th grade - 58%. In 2010, the school received a Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence award from the U.S. Department of Education. Tinicum was one of 14 schools — 12 public and two private — that received the Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence award in Pennsylvania. The award recognizes schools whose students achieve at very high levels or have made significant progress and helped close gaps in achievement especially among disadvantaged and minority students.