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Indian Lane Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Indian Lane Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Media, Pennsylvania, serving 451 students in grades K-5 and part of the Rose Tree Media School District.

Indian Lane Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with exceptional academic performance. The school's PSSA test scores significantly exceed state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with 79.6% of students proficient or better in Math and 76.2% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. Indian Lane also performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, including female, male, white, low-income, and students with disabilities, often ranking in the top 10-25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for these groups.

While Swarthmore-Rutledge School in the neighboring Wallingford-Swarthmore School District also performs at a high level, Indian Lane Elementary outperforms the other schools in the Rose Tree Media School District, including Glenwood Elementary, Rose Tree Elementary, and Media Elementary. Indian Lane has maintained its high performance over the years, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, though the school may want to investigate ways to further improve student outcomes in a few specific grade levels and subject areas.

470

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,807

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

309 S Old Middletown Rd
Media, PA 19063-4798

(610) 627-7101

District: Rose Tree Media School District

Students who attend Indian Lane Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Springton Lake Middle School
High:	Penncrest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.8%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Rose Tree Media School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg76%

Pennsylvania avg45%

95^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Rose Tree Media School District

17^th of 606Rose Tree Media 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	91.4	95 of 1511	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	172 of 1526	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	245 of 1534	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	90 of 1534	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	137 of 1433	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	234 of 1544	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	179 of 1530	88.3%	★★★★☆
2017	86.1	145 of 1547	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	90.9	39 of 1554	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	91.2	30 of 1474	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	87.5	35 of 1467	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	82.9	136 of 1519	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	164 of 1599	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.9	183 of 1597	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	81.5	161 of 1579	89.8%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	223 of 1549	85.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.7	267 of 1551	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	83.7	140 of 1555	91.0%	★★★★★
2006	79.1	254 of 1545	83.6%	★★★★☆
2005	75.2	300 of 1299	76.9%	★★★★☆
2004	87.1	112 of 1308	91.4%	★★★★★
2003	85.4	153 of 1302	88.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	73.2	194 of 1043	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	77 of 1466	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	173 of 1488	88.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	207 of 1369	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	165 of 1432	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	121 of 1475	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	185 of 1495	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	122 of 1201	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	211 of 1229	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	289 of 1236	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2023)81st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math80%+38 vs state

English Language Arts76%+28 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 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Indian Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	309 S Old Middletown Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 627-7101	470	36	13.1	19.6%	375 (79.8%)	10 (2.1%)	21 (4.5%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	91.4	95^th of 1511 public elementary schools	93.7%		85.9	172^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	88.7%	77	92.9	72.9	73.8	79.6	82.1	74.2	73.0	76.2	$23,807	$555	$23,252
Media Elementary School	Public	K-5	Front & Monroe Streets	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 627-6801	488	34	14.3	15.0%	383 (78.5%)	18 (3.7%)	21 (4.3%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	91.9	77^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.9%		90	95^th of 1526 public elementary schools	93.8%	18	81.9	76.5	74.0	77.8	78.7	83.5	74.0	79.0	$20,896	$517	$20,379
Wallingford Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 S Providence Road	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 892-3470	609	43	14.1	8.7%	478 (78.5%)	27 (4.4%)	28 (4.6%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	94.6	42^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	97.2%		92.1	38^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.5%	4	81.6	87.8	77.9	82.3	78.6	92.0	83.2	84.4	$23,740	$480	$23,260
Glenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	122 S Pennell Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 627-6901	586	35	16.9	14.7%	437 (74.6%)	21 (3.6%)	12 (2.0%)	74 (12.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.3%)	90.6	108^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.9%		86.9	150^th of 1526 public elementary schools	90.2%	42	82.0	75.4	80.7	79.1	73.0	73.7	76.1	74.2	$18,892	$491	$18,401
Coebourn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Coebourn Boulevard	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 497-6300	319	31	10.3	44.8%	240 (75.2%)	24 (7.5%)	21 (6.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	50.1	822^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	45.6%		51.1	848^th of 1526 public elementary schools	44.4%	26	50.0	56.8	34.4	46.3	50.0	65.9	31.0	47.5	$18,153	$568	$17,585
Rose Tree Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 First Ave	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 627-7201	439	29	15.0	12.3%	330 (75.2%)	19 (4.3%)	13 (3.0%)	44 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	93.2	60^th of 1511 public elementary schools	96.0%		91.6	53^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	96.5%	7	92.1	69.0	79.8	80.5	84.2	78.8	84.8	82.7	$20,538	$512	$20,025
Nether Providence Elementary School	Public	K-5	410 Moore Rd	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 892-3470	479	40	11.9	25.9%	347 (72.4%)	24 (5.0%)	19 (4.0%)	57 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	92.2	74^th of 1511 public elementary schools	95.1%		86.6	156^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.8%	82	91.2	81.1	78.1	82.7	86.8	70.4	70.4	74.8	$23,740	$480	$23,260
Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 East Forestview Road	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 497-6300	252	21	12.2	54.0%	143 (56.7%)	57 (22.6%)	27 (10.7%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	53.7	766^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.3%		73.2	432^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	71.7%	334	31.9	56.3	59.4	47.4	46.9	40.7	67.5	51.7	$18,153	$568	$17,585
Aston Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Tryens Rd	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 497-6300	405	28	14.7	31.9%	334 (82.5%)	13 (3.2%)	34 (8.4%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	60.4	644^th of 1511 public elementary schools	57.4%		61.3	684^th of 1526 public elementary schools	55.2%	40	66.1	53.3	34.7	50.5	68.9	49.4	49.3	54.9	$18,153	$568	$17,585
Pennell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3300 Richard Rd	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 497-6300	415	30	13.6	30.6%	366 (88.2%)	11 (2.7%)	16 (3.9%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	59.8	654^th of 1511 public elementary schools	56.7%		63.2	637^th of 1526 public elementary schools	58.3%	17	62.5	60.8	28.2	49.5	61.0	54.1	48.7	54.2	$18,153	$568	$17,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Lane Elementary School

How many students attend Indian Lane Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Indian Lane Elementary School.

Is Indian Lane Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Indian Lane Elementary School ranks in the top 6.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Indian Lane Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Indian Lane Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Springton Lake Middle School
High : Penncrest High School

What district is Indian Lane Elementary School in?

Rose Tree Media School District

What is the racial makeup of Indian Lane Elementary School?

Students at Indian Lane Elementary School are 80% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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