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Penn Valley School

Public Grades K-4

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Penn Valley School is an exceptional elementary school located in Narberth, PA, serving 500 students in grades K-4 as part of the highly-ranked Lower Merion School District. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional academic performance across various metrics.

Penn Valley School stands out for its consistently high academic achievement, with PSSA test scores significantly exceeding state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 85% of students were proficient or better in Math, and 82% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school also excels in supporting diverse student populations, ranking highly for the performance of female, male, white, multi-racial, and disabled students. This commitment to equity ensures that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Lower Merion School District, Penn Valley School generally outperforms its peers on academic measures, such as PSSA test scores and statewide rankings. Additionally, despite serving a relatively affluent population, the school has maintained a strong performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, demonstrating its ability to support the learning needs of diverse student populations. Overall, Penn Valley School stands out as an exceptional educational institution, providing a high-quality learning experience for its students.

542

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,637

Per pupil spending ?

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Righters Mill Rd
Narberth, PA 19072-1316

(610) 645-1460

District: Lower Merion School District

Students who attend Penn Valley School usually attend:

Middle:	Welsh Valley Middle School
High:	Harriton Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.2%

Two or more races:

12.9%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (84% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg82%

Pennsylvania avg45%

46^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	94.1	46 of 1511	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	16 of 1526	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	92 of 1534	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	53 of 1534	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	28 of 1433	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	91 of 1544	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	79 of 1530	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	90.0	45 of 1547	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	90.0	57 of 1554	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	87.4	98 of 1474	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	85.4	81 of 1467	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	81.7	177 of 1519	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	197 of 1599	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	84.5	84 of 1597	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	82.4	137 of 1579	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	84.1	81 of 1549	94.8%	★★★★★
2008	75.8	319 of 1551	79.4%	★★★★☆
2007	72.1	440 of 1555	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.1	303 of 1545	80.4%	★★★★☆
2005	87.1	44 of 1299	96.6%	★★★★★
2004	70.4	427 of 1308	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	69.1	457 of 1302	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	20 of 1030	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	18 of 1084	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	27 of 1043	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	9 of 1466	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	46 of 1488	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	159 of 1369	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	33 of 1432	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	157 of 1414	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	117 of 1475	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	15 of 1495	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	97.4	2 of 128	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	5 of 117	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	21 of 1201	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	11 of 1229	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	58 of 1236	95.3%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math85%+43 vs state

English Language Arts82%+34 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 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
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
Gladwyne School	Public	K-4	230 West Righters Mill Rd	Gladwyne	19035	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1440	556	41	13.4	12.2%	409 (73.6%)	30 (5.4%)	37 (6.7%)	30 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)	93.1	62^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	95.9%		91.9	42^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	97.2%	20	85.2	84.9					85.1	76.3	80.5					78.7	$28,971	$193	$28,778
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
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
Green Woods Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	468 Domino Lane	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Green Woods Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 482-6337	699	45	15.5	39.9%	381 (54.5%)	176 (25.2%)	53 (7.6%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.7%)	68.6	496^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.2%		73.4	430^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.8%	66	61.3	48.2	41.1	58.1	50.1	27.4	48.4	52.6	60.2	59.8	73.0	75.4	50.0	61.6	$16,382	$3,777	$12,605
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
Shawmont School	Public	PK, KG-8	535 Shawmont Ave	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3440	471	30	15.9	88.5%	121 (25.7%)	234 (49.7%)	51 (10.8%)	21 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.5%)	60.5	643^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	57.4%		47	906^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.6%	263	58.1	47.2	56.7	30.8	15.0	11.1	35.9	54.7	45.7	56.8	58.9	39.0	55.5	51.9	$21,012	$6,565	$14,446
Penn Wynne School	Public	K-4	250 Haverford Rd	Wynnewood	19096	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1450	621	49	12.7	18.7%	332 (53.5%)	81 (13.0%)	48 (7.7%)	104 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.0%)	91.4	94^th of 1511 public elementary schools	93.8%		90.9	71^st of 1526 public elementary schools	95.3%	23	84.7	75.8					79.9	77.1	80.1					78.8	$29,249	$195	$29,055

Frequently Asked Questions about Penn Valley School

How many students attend Penn Valley School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Penn Valley School.

What schools do graduates of Penn Valley School attend?

Students who attend Penn Valley School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Welsh Valley Middle School
High : Harriton Senior High School

What district is Penn Valley School in?

Lower Merion School District

Is Penn Valley School a good school?

Yes! Penn Valley School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 46^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Penn Valley School?

Students at Penn Valley School are 62% White, 13% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Asian.

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