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Penn Wynne School

Public Grades K-4

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Penn Wynne School is an exceptional elementary school located in Wynnewood, PA, serving 607 students in grades K-4. As part of the highly-ranked Lower Merion School District, which is ranked 9th out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania, Penn Wynne consistently delivers outstanding academic results.

Penn Wynne School ranks among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with 79.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 78.8% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, significantly outperforming the state averages. The school also excels in supporting the academic success of diverse student subgroups, ranking among the top 30 Pennsylvania elementary schools for Asian, African American, and multi-racial students, and among the top 50 for white students. Additionally, Penn Wynne performs well for students with disabilities, ranking in the top 45 schools statewide.

Compared to nearby schools, Penn Wynne stands out as a top performer. For example, Merion Elementary School, also part of the Lower Merion School District, ranks slightly lower than Penn Wynne in statewide rankings and has slightly lower proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts. Penn Wynne's high per-student spending of $27,862 in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average, likely contributes to its strong academic outcomes and the school's low student-teacher ratio of 12.4, which is lower than the nearby Merion Elementary School and the district average.

621

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,249

Per pupil spending ?

18.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Haverford Rd
Wynnewood, PA 19096-3203

(610) 645-1450

District: Lower Merion School District

Students who attend Penn Wynne School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Asian:

16.7%

African American:

13.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (79% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg82%

Pennsylvania avg45%

94^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	91.4	94 of 1511	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	71 of 1526	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	39 of 1534	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	12 of 1534	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	26 of 1433	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	31 of 1544	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	55 of 1530	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	23 of 1547	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.2	31 of 1554	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	92.4	20 of 1474	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	89.2	9 of 1467	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	88.0	20 of 1519	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	87.3	18 of 1599	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.2	43 of 1597	97.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	106 of 1579	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	81.2	170 of 1549	89.0%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	207 of 1551	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	83.7	139 of 1555	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	80.7	214 of 1545	86.1%	★★★★☆
2005	81.2	160 of 1299	87.7%	★★★★☆
2004	83.7	173 of 1308	86.8%	★★★★☆
2003	79.9	257 of 1302	80.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	16 of 413	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	18 of 437	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	15 of 437	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	29 of 151	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	4 of 168	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	4 of 160	97.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	45 of 1030	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	14 of 1084	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	7 of 1043	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	80 of 1466	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	79 of 1488	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	248 of 1369	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	166 of 1432	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	51 of 1414	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	119 of 1475	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	76 of 1495	94.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	4 of 100	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	4 of 128	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	1 of 117	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	48 of 1201	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	31 of 1229	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	33 of 1236	97.3%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math80%+38 vs state

English Language Arts79%+30 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 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
Lamberton Robert E School	Public	PK, KG-8	7501 Woodbine Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7530	341	34	10.0	95.0%	2 (0.6%)	300 (88.0%)	29 (8.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	3.5	1505^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.6	1506^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.3%	1	14.3	5.9	0.0	0.0	2.6	2.6	3.8	7.1	5.9	3.1	2.6	15.8	15.8	8.7	$22,937	$6,831	$16,106
Chatham Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Allston Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	582	37	15.6	15.6%	447 (76.8%)	21 (3.6%)	30 (5.2%)	35 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.2%)	93.8	51^st of 1511 public elementary schools	96.6%		91.3	55^th of 1526 public elementary schools	96.4%	4	83.3	82.0	88.2				84.4	78.6	81.0	76.6				79.0	$18,752	$142	$18,610
Chestnutwold Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Loraine St	Ardmore	19003	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	566	41	13.7	15.2%	448 (79.2%)	28 (4.9%)	25 (4.4%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.4%)	91.3	97^th of 1511 public elementary schools	93.6%		86.5	160^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.5%	63	86.3	83.0	68.3				79.1	79.8	77.3	68.2				75.0	$18,818	$142	$18,676
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	8301 West Chester Pike	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 853-4530	737	52	14.1	95.7%	38 (5.2%)	224 (30.4%)	215 (29.2%)	207 (28.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	24.2	1145^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.2%		20	1220^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.1%	75	31.7	37.6	27.2				32.1	30.4	27.9	30.9				29.7	$16,624	$2,597	$14,028
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
Overbrook Edu Center	Public	K-8	6722 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7540	259	27	9.6	100.4%	3 (1.2%)	240 (92.7%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	15.9	1262^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.4	1251^st of 1526 public elementary schools	18.0%	11	25.0	9.7	0.0	10.5	33.3	0.0	12.6	25.0	25.8	14.8	57.9	62.5	48.1	37.5	$21,629	$6,629	$15,000
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
Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School	Public	K-8	6523 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7510	303	21	14.4	71.6%	1 (0.3%)	266 (87.8%)	25 (8.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	9.8	1358^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.1%		5.4	1454^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.7%	96	17.3	10.7	3.2	9.7	0.0	0.0	6.7	30.4	0.0	13.3	26.8	9.7	16.0	16.4	$192,375	$178,983	$13,392
Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 N 66th St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 472-8770	565	25	22.6	100.7%	1 (0.2%)	562 (99.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.1	1001^st of 1511 public elementary schools	33.8%		31.7	1090^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.6%	89	39.2	49.1	42.1	24.0	31.8	26.3	35.7	40.6	45.4	28.1	36.0	47.0	42.1	40.1	$17,939	$9,113	$8,826

Frequently Asked Questions about Penn Wynne School

What is the racial makeup of Penn Wynne School?

Students at Penn Wynne School are 53% White, 17% Asian, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What district is Penn Wynne School in?

Lower Merion School District

Is Penn Wynne School a good school?

Yes. Penn Wynne School ranks in the top 6.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Penn Wynne School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Penn Wynne School.

What schools do graduates of Penn Wynne School attend?

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

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

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