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Cynwyd School

Public Grades K-4

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Cynwyd School is an exceptional elementary school serving grades K-4 in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, as part of the highly-ranked Lower Merion School District. With consistently outstanding academic performance, Cynwyd School has been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state for over a decade, ranking within the top 50 schools.

Cynwyd School's academic excellence is evident in its consistently high scores on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests, where students outperform both the state and district averages in Math, English Language Arts, and Science. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly for Asian, African American, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as students with disabilities. This suggests that Cynwyd School has effective strategies and resources in place to support the learning needs of all students.

While Cynwyd School's performance is exceptional, it is worth noting that the school has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 14.71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This raises questions about the school's ability to effectively serve students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, as research has shown that socioeconomic status can significantly impact academic achievement. Nonetheless, Cynwyd School's high per-student spending of $28,741 in 2022-2023 and the strong support of the Lower Merion School District likely contribute to its sustained success.

446

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,852

Per pupil spending ?

14.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 W Levering Mill Rd
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-2738

(610) 645-1430

District: Lower Merion School District

Students who attend Cynwyd School usually attend:

Middle:	Bala-Cynwyd Middle School
High:	Lower Merion High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

Asian:

15.2%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 100th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (78% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Lower Merion School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg82%

Pennsylvania avg45%

122^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lower Merion School District

9^th of 606Lower Merion School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	122 of 1511	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	84 of 1526	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	33 of 1534	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	46 of 1534	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	29 of 1433	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	37 of 1544	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	21 of 1530	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.6	28 of 1547	98.2%	★★★★★
2016	92.9	12 of 1554	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	93.9	6 of 1474	99.6%	★★★★★
2014	89.1	10 of 1467	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	88.3	16 of 1519	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	82.6	134 of 1599	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	84.4	87 of 1597	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	80.7	189 of 1579	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	83.0	114 of 1549	92.6%	★★★★★
2008	83.6	123 of 1551	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	81.8	185 of 1555	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	82.9	139 of 1545	91.0%	★★★★★
2005	80.7	179 of 1299	86.2%	★★★★☆
2004	87.1	114 of 1308	91.3%	★★★★★
2003	90.4	70 of 1302	94.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	62.1	121 of 437	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	99.6	4 of 437	99.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	82.3	12 of 168	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	1 of 160	99.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	67 of 1030	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	22 of 1084	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	8 of 1043	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	113 of 1466	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	48 of 1488	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	63.4	527 of 1432	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	129 of 1475	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	117 of 1495	92.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	95.9	3 of 128	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	57 of 1201	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	15 of 1229	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	29 of 1236	97.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2024)98th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2024)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

African American (2024)72nd percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)63rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math82%+40 vs state

English Language Arts73%+25 vs state

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Schools Near Cynwyd School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cynwyd School	Public	K-4	101 W Levering Mill Rd	Bala Cynwyd	19004	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1430	446	37	12.1	14.6%	270 (60.5%)	41 (9.2%)	22 (4.9%)	68 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.1%)	90.1	122^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	91.9%		90.4	84^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.5%	38	80.6	83.5					82.1	74.2	72.4					73.3	$28,852	$192	$28,660
Belmont Hills Elementary School	Public	K-4	200 School Street	Bala Cynwyd	19004	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1420	358	33	10.9	15.4%	251 (70.1%)	18 (5.0%)	18 (5.0%)	43 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	93	63^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	95.8%		91.7	52^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	96.6%	11	83.5	88.9					86.1	74.7	83.3					78.8	$33,267	$221	$33,045
Merion Elementary School	Public	K-4	549 S Bowman Ave	Merion Station	19066	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1470	438	39	11.2	14.8%	281 (64.2%)	17 (3.9%)	28 (6.4%)	63 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.7%)	95.7	23^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	98.5%		93.8	18^th of 1526 public elementary schools	98.8%	5	82.6	91.2					87.2	86.3	92.3					89.4	$30,872	$205	$30,666
Samuel Gompers School	Public	K-8	5701 Wynnefield Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7250	238	22	10.8	100.0%	7 (2.9%)	207 (87.0%)	9 (3.8%)	5 (2.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	14.8	1277^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.5%		7.2	1413^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.4%	136	35.7	22.7	0.0	8.8	5.0	7.4	11.5	15.4	45.4	4.3	23.5	28.6	51.8	29.3	$23,152	$7,783	$15,369
Penn Valley School	Public	K-4	301 Righters Mill Rd	Narberth	19072	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1460	542	45	12.0	14.9%	337 (62.2%)	45 (8.3%)	48 (8.9%)	42 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.9%)	94.1	46^th of 1511 public elementary schools	97.0%		94	16^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.0%	30	87.7	82.9					85.0	79.8	83.8					82.0	$31,637	$211	$31,426
Dobson James School	Public	K-8	4667 Umbria St	Philadelphia	19127	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3570	229	23	9.8	100.4%	109 (47.6%)	66 (28.8%)	21 (9.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.7%)	65.3	567^th of 1511 public elementary schools	62.5%		62.8	643^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	57.9%	76	68.2	53.6	53.9	22.7	40.9	21.0	43.6	68.2	64.2	46.2	54.6	61.9	31.6	56.0	$23,803	$7,293	$16,510
Ad Prima Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1922 N. 63rd Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Ad Prima Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 883-0638	602	37	16.2		0 (0.0%)	565 (93.9%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	18.8	1221^st of 1511 public elementary schools	19.2%		18.9	1232^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	19.3%	11	26.3	13.7	12.1	17.9	27.0	31.7	20.3	30.3	34.9	24.2	39.2	50.0	58.5	37.4	$21,135	$3,132	$18,003
Mastery Charter School - Mann Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	5376 W. Berks Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Mann Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 581-5616	573	37	15.4	97.7%	6 (1.0%)	492 (85.9%)	40 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	17.7	1240^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.9%		12.9	1317^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.7%	77	34.2	19.3	8.9	6.3			17.0	36.9	23.2	23.1	37.9			30.2	$18,132	$5,587	$12,545
Cook-Wissahickon School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 E Salaignac St	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3430	432	31	13.9	95.4%	183 (42.4%)	127 (29.4%)	61 (14.1%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	74.8	382^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	74.7%		54.7	800^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.6%	418	82.5	54.5	67.6	31.8	58.5	23.9	51.8	75.0	54.5	64.7	65.9	65.8	58.7	63.9	$19,303	$6,022	$13,280
Overbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2032 N 62nd St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7520	201	20	9.9	107.0%	3 (1.5%)	188 (93.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	16.1	1260^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.6%		11.5	1339^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.3%	79	25.0	18.1	0.0	4.2	0.0	0.0	7.6	25.0	40.9	25.9	32.0	20.8	6.7	26.3	$20,977	$7,930	$13,047

Frequently Asked Questions about Cynwyd School

Is Cynwyd School a good school?

Yes. Cynwyd School ranks in the top 8.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Cynwyd School attend?

Students who attend Cynwyd School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bala-Cynwyd Middle School
High : Lower Merion High School

What district is Cynwyd School in?

Lower Merion School District

How many students attend Cynwyd School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Cynwyd School.

What is the racial makeup of Cynwyd School?

Students at Cynwyd School are 61% White, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American, 5% Hispanic.

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