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Welsh Valley Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Welsh Valley Middle School is a public middle school located in Narberth, PA, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 818 students. It is part of the highly-ranked Lower Merion School District, which is ranked 9 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Welsh Valley Middle School consistently ranks among the top 30 middle schools in Pennsylvania, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding 80% proficiency across all grades. Welsh Valley Middle School also outperforms the Lower Merion School District average in most PSSA subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school's performance for student subgroups, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, and disabled students, as well as low socioeconomic status students, is exceptional, ranking in the top 10-14 middle schools in the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Welsh Valley Middle School stands out for its consistent academic excellence. It outperforms other Lower Merion School District middle schools, such as Black Rock Middle School and Bala-Cynwyd Middle School, in academic performance. The school also demonstrates a stark contrast with Philadelphia City School District schools, which have significantly lower academic performance and higher percentages of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. However, Haverford Middle School is another high-performing school that is comparable to Welsh Valley Middle School in terms of academic achievement and student demographics.

788

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,213

Per pupil spending ?

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Tower Lane
Narberth, PA 19072-1105

(610) 658-3920

District: Lower Merion School District

Students who attend Welsh Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Harriton Senior High School

Feeder schools for Welsh Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Belmont Hills Elementary School
	Gladwyne School
	Penn Valley School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.1%

Two or more races:

10.4%

Asian:

10.3%

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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 (82% 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 school82%

District avg82%

Pennsylvania avg45%

10^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	98.1	10 of 873	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	21 of 891	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	26 of 893	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	17 of 883	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	17 of 797	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	17 of 891	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	40 of 861	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	92.7	29 of 877	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	92.0	35 of 870	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	94.4	19 of 835	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	89.0	15 of 728	97.9%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	28 of 758	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	84.8	55 of 834	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	84.5	63 of 825	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	87.5	25 of 805	96.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.5	54 of 770	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	83.6	71 of 753	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	81.5	84 of 749	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	84.5	58 of 736	92.1%	★★★★★
2005	88.2	51 of 687	92.6%	★★★★★
2004	91.0	28 of 663	95.8%	★★★★★
2003	90.2	38 of 643	94.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	4 of 393	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	17 of 408	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	45 of 421	89.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	1 of 138	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	9 of 145	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	21 of 144	85.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	1 of 643	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	3 of 672	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	4 of 660	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	9 of 835	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	11 of 860	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	4 of 348	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	7 of 362	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	7 of 362	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	10 of 843	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	14 of 877	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	52 of 874	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	16 of 839	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	30 of 870	96.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	11 of 174	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	31 of 199	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	10 of 187	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	12 of 649	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	19 of 673	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	22 of 681	96.8%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

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Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

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

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+35 vs state

Math81%+39 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Welsh Valley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Welsh Valley Middle School?

Students at Welsh Valley Middle School are 65% White, 10% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 7% African American, 7% Hispanic.

What district is Welsh Valley Middle School in?

Lower Merion School District

What high school do graduates of Welsh Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Welsh Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Harriton Senior High School

Is Welsh Valley Middle School a good school?

Yes! Welsh Valley Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend Welsh Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 788 students attended Welsh Valley Middle School.

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