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Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Bala-Cynwyd Middle School is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, serving grades 5-8 with an enrollment of 796 students. The school is part of the Lower Merion School District, which is ranked 9th out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bala-Cynwyd Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Pennsylvania, with a statewide ranking between 7-13 over the past several years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. Students at the school demonstrate significantly higher proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts compared to the state average, with 76.6% proficient or better in PSSA Math and 82.6% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking among the top Pennsylvania middle schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, Multi-racial, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Disabled students.

When compared to other middle schools in the Lower Merion School District, such as Black Rock Middle School and Welsh Valley Middle School, Bala-Cynwyd Middle School performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. However, the school significantly outperforms middle schools in the Philadelphia City School District and the Upper Darby School District, such as Wagner Gen Louis Middle School, Young Scholars Charter School, and Drexel Hill Middle School, which have much lower proficiency rates and rankings.

794

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,542

Per pupil spending ?

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 Bryn Mawr Ave
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-2740

(610) 645-1480

District: Lower Merion School District

Students who attend Bala-Cynwyd Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lower Merion High School

Feeder schools for Bala-Cynwyd Middle School:

Elementary:	Cynwyd School
	Merion Elementary School
	Penn Wynne School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Asian:

14.2%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (80% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg82%

Pennsylvania avg45%

13^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	98.0	13 of 873	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	13 of 891	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	7 of 893	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	8 of 883	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	8 of 797	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	9 of 891	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	12 of 861	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.2	12 of 877	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	95.3	12 of 870	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	95.0	16 of 835	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	90.5	7 of 728	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	88.9	13 of 758	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.8	21 of 834	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	36 of 825	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.9	14 of 805	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	87.1	35 of 770	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	88.9	23 of 753	96.9%	★★★★★
2007	87.0	33 of 749	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	86.4	45 of 736	93.9%	★★★★★
2005	91.6	31 of 687	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	92.1	20 of 663	97.0%	★★★★★
2003	92.1	23 of 643	96.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	22 of 393	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	73.2	79 of 408	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	93.5	16 of 421	96.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	6 of 138	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	27 of 145	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	26 of 144	81.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	4 of 643	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 672	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 660	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	14 of 835	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	13 of 860	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	98.5	6 of 362	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	6 of 843	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	73 of 877	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	47 of 874	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	10 of 839	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	15 of 870	98.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	4 of 174	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	13 of 199	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	9 of 187	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	18 of 649	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	13 of 673	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	3 of 681	99.6%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+34 vs state

Math77%+35 vs state

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Friday, January 8, 2016

no one should go to this school my son is bullied and he comes home sad everyday. If you are not smoking weed you wont fit in. Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School	Public	5-8	510 Bryn Mawr Ave	Bala Cynwyd	19004	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1480	794	79	10.1	15.1%	488 (61.5%)	69 (8.7%)	41 (5.2%)	113 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.5%)	98	13^th of 873 public middle schools	98.5%		96.9	13^th of 891 public middle schools	98.5%		79.4	83.1	69.9	73.2	76.6	80.4	87.2	82.7	79.6	82.6	$34,542	$230	$34,312
Welsh Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	325 Tower Lane	Narberth	19072	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 658-3920	788	79	9.9	17.6%	513 (65.1%)	57 (7.2%)	55 (7.0%)	81 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.4%)	98.1	10^th of 873 public middle schools	98.9%		96.2	21^st of 891 public middle schools	97.6%	11	90.0	82.2	78.7	73.4	80.7	86.4	81.2	83.2	83.5	83.5	$34,213	$228	$33,985
Amy NW	Public, Magnet	6-8	6000 Ridge Ave	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3460	150	14	10.6	89.3%	7 (4.7%)	122 (81.3%)	14 (9.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	54.4	391^st of 873 public middle schools	55.2%		40.4	553^rd of 891 public middle schools	37.9%	162		23.7	40.0	30.2	29.9		52.6	48.6	45.3	48.9	$29,143	$9,272	$19,871
Middle Years Alternative	Public	5-8	4725 Fairmont Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7720	128	12	10.5	121.1%	1 (0.8%)	101 (78.9%)	16 (12.5%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.7%)	24.5	642^nd of 873 public middle schools	26.5%		29.6	619^th of 891 public middle schools	30.5%	23		6.4	24.0	17.1	13.0		28.2	19.2	41.7	29.3	$24,823	$10,055	$14,767
Haverford Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 Darby Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	1,578	115	13.7	17.9%	1,225 (77.6%)	90 (5.7%)	45 (2.9%)	104 (6.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (6.9%)	97.7	14^th of 873 public middle schools	98.4%		95.3	27^th of 891 public middle schools	97.0%	13		70.9	70.1	68.5	69.8		83.1	85.6	84.6	84.5	$18,680	$141	$18,539
Beverly Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Garrett Rd	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9317	1,475	109	13.5	101.4%	60 (4.1%)	694 (47.1%)	373 (25.3%)	300 (20.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.1%)	14.4	735^th of 873 public middle schools	15.8%		13.1	757^th of 891 public middle schools	15.0%	22		12.1	9.0	7.9	9.5		24.4	24.2	19.6	22.7	$16,301	$2,687	$13,615
Science Leadership Academy Middle School	Public	5-8	3610 Warren St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8320	353	12	30.4	99.7%	94 (26.6%)	204 (57.8%)	19 (5.4%)	19 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	53	402^nd of 873 public middle schools	54.0%		50.2	461^st of 891 public middle schools	48.3%	59	35.0	32.1	25.0	14.4	26.9	56.1	58.3	59.8	43.6	54.7	$18,404	$6,736	$11,668
Drexel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 State Rd	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-4580	1,244	102	12.2	103.7%	302 (24.3%)	644 (51.8%)	120 (9.6%)	99 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.3%)	18.8	688^th of 873 public middle schools	21.2%		20.5	685^th of 891 public middle schools	23.1%	3		10.3	13.1	12.6	12.1		28.6	25.4	27.1	27.0	$17,325	$1,022	$16,303
Black Rock Middle School	Public	5-8	1860 W Montgomery Ave	Villanova	19085	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 418-2222	1,077	107	10.0	15.0%	671 (62.3%)	116 (10.8%)	66 (6.1%)	119 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (9.7%)	98.4	9^th of 873 public middle schools	99.0%		97.5	11^th of 891 public middle schools	98.8%	2	85.1	82.3	78.8	81.1	81.9	81.6	82.2	84.9	86.1	83.7	$32,554	$217	$32,337
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 W Chelten Ave	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3560	296	21	14.0	102.0%	5 (1.7%)	262 (88.5%)	19 (6.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	6.9	847^th of 873 public middle schools	3.0%		5.5	872^nd of 891 public middle schools	2.1%	25		0.0	0.0	2.8	1.2		17.8	8.0	14.7	13.7	$25,284	$9,308	$15,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Is Bala-Cynwyd Middle School a good school?

Yes! Bala-Cynwyd Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Bala-Cynwyd Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bala-Cynwyd Middle School usually go on to attend Lower Merion High School

What is the racial makeup of Bala-Cynwyd Middle School?

Students at Bala-Cynwyd Middle School are 61% White, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Bala-Cynwyd Middle School in?

Lower Merion School District

How many students attend Bala-Cynwyd Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 794 students attended Bala-Cynwyd Middle School.

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