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 8 th of 883 Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend Bala-Cynwyd Middle School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,016 students attended Bala-Cynwyd Middle School.

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

Students at Bala-Cynwyd Middle School are 64% White, 13% Asian, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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

Bala-Cynwyd Middle School in Bala Cynwyd PA

Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Bala-Cynwyd Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bala-Cynwyd Middle School 8^th of 883 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Bala-Cynwyd Middle School in the ranking list.)

Lower Merion School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lower Merion School District 10^th of 599 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)

Average Parent Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Bala-Cynwyd Middle School.

What do you think?

Your rating for Bala-Cynwyd Middle School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Compare

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile
2003	92.14	23^rd	643	96.4%
2004	92.09	20^th	663	97.0%
2005	91.56	31^st	687	95.5%
2006	86.43	45^th	736	93.9%
2007	86.95	33^rd	749	95.6%
2008	88.91	23^rd	753	96.9%
2009	87.05	35^th	770	95.5%
2010	88.87	14^th	805	98.3%
2011	86.12	36^th	825	95.6%
2012	87.83	21^st	834	97.5%
2013	88.87	13^th	758	98.3%
2014	90.51	7^th	728	99.0%
2015	94.99	16^th	835	98.1%
2016	95.34	12^th	870	98.6%
2017	95.23	12^th	877	98.6%
2018	94.96	12^th	861	98.6%
2019	95.70	9^th	891	99.0%
2021	97.80	8^th	797	99.0%
2022	97.18	8^th	883	99.1%

Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Pennsylvania Dept of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3)

50%

Reviews:

by a parent
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

Enrollment information for Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	582	43	23	2	1	n/a	n/a	-9	642
1989	613	34	21	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	673
1990	607	36	17	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	664
1991	664	30	16	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
1992	636	39	15	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
1993	684	43	11	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	746
1994	712	32	19	6	5	n/a	n/a	0	774
1995	753	38	33	6	9	n/a	n/a	0	839
1996	753	38	33	6	9	n/a	n/a	0	839
1997	746	41	30	13	5	n/a	n/a	0	835
1998	731	39	25	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	810
1999	778	35	22	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	841
2000	751	47	27	3	25	n/a	n/a	0	853
2001	818	42	41	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	906
2002	754	46	44	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	856
2003	754	46	44	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	856
2004	767	55	42	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	879
2005	754	56	43	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	869
2006	714	72	47	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	849
2007	672	75	56	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	817
2008	638	76	61	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	791
2009	623	81	79	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	796
2010	630	79	91	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	817
2011	634	79	93	21	0	0	3	0	830
2012	662	69	98	31	0	0	6	0	866
2013	676	77	98	30	0	0	10	0	891
2014	695	76	102	33	0	0	16	0	922
2015	660	83	105	30	0	1	20	0	899
2016	622	72	105	35	0	1	32	0	867
2017	643	71	115	36	0	1	45	0	911
2018	707	67	128	48	0	3	58	0	1011
2019	716	83	137	50	0	3	70	0	1059
2020	713	91	134	46	0	3	67	0	1054
2021	679	98	142	43	0	2	86	0	1050
2022	655	96	132	50	0	0	83	0	1016

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	642	56.4	11.3	n/a
1989	673	55.9	12.0	n/a
1990	664	54.5	12.1	0
1991	712	53.2	13.3	n/a
1992	691	54.6	12.6	n/a
1993	746	49.4	15.1	n/a
1994	774	54.4	14.2	n/a
1995	839	62.0	13.5	n/a
1996	839	62.0	13.5	n/a
1997	835	61.7	13.5	n/a
1998	810	63.6	12.7	n/a
1999	841	67.6	12.4	n/a
2000	853	67.6	12.6	2.3
2001	906	70.1	12.9	3.8
2002	856	72.6	11.8	3.6
2003	856	72.6	11.8	3.6
2004	879	72.8	12.1	2.8
2005	869	73.4	11.8	3.6
2006	849	75.8	11.2	4.8
2007	817	76.8	10.6	3.8
2008	791	82.3	9.6	4.6
2009	796	81.3	9.8	5.8
2010	817	82.0	9.9	6.2
2011	830	82.1	10.1	5.7
2012	866	79.5	10.8	6.9
2013	891	82.1	10.8	6.8
2014	922	85.6	10.7	7.7
2015	899	84.0	10.7	8.2
2016	867	84.0	10.3	8.8
2017	911	83.1	10.9	8.9
2018	1011	86.2	11.7	10.7
2019	1059	92.8	11.4	9.9
2020	1054	97.5	10.8	11.8
2021	1050	97.4	10.7	13.6
2022	1016	99.5	10.2	11.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	642	56.4	11.3	n/a
1989	673	55.9	12.0	n/a
1990	664	54.5	12.1	0
1991	712	53.2	13.3	n/a
1992	691	54.6	12.6	n/a
1993	746	49.4	15.1	n/a
1994	774	54.4	14.2	n/a
1995	839	62.0	13.5	n/a
1996	839	62.0	13.5	n/a
1997	835	61.7	13.5	n/a
1998	810	63.6	12.7	n/a
1999	841	67.6	12.4	n/a
2000	853	67.6	12.6	2.3
2001	906	70.1	12.9	3.8
2002	856	72.6	11.8	3.6
2003	856	72.6	11.8	3.6
2004	879	72.8	12.1	2.8
2005	869	73.4	11.8	3.6
2006	849	75.8	11.2	4.8
2007	817	76.8	10.6	3.8
2008	791	82.3	9.6	4.6
2009	796	81.3	9.8	5.8
2010	817	82.0	9.9	6.2
2011	830	82.1	10.1	5.7
2012	866	79.5	10.8	6.9
2013	891	82.1	10.8	6.8
2014	922	85.6	10.7	7.7
2015	899	84.0	10.7	8.2
2016	867	84.0	10.3	8.8
2017	911	83.1	10.9	8.9
2018	1011	86.2	11.7	10.7
2019	1059	92.8	11.4	9.9
2020	1054	97.5	10.8	11.8
2021	1050	97.4	10.7	13.6
2022	1016	99.5	10.2	11.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$183 (0.7%)	$25,114 (99.3%)	$25,297
2020	$147 (0.5%)	$27,148 (99.5%)	$27,296

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 9^th of 891 Middle schools	Ranks 8^th of 883 Middle schools	0.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Bala-Cynwyd Middle School)	76	71.9	4.1%
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	39	32.2	6.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Bala-Cynwyd Middle School)	89.2	86.9	2.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	63	56.1	6.9%
7th Grade Math (Bala-Cynwyd Middle School)	74.3	68.9	5.4%
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	38.2	27.1	11.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bala-Cynwyd Middle School)	90.3	89.3	1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	60.5	57.3	3.2%
8th Grade Math (Bala-Cynwyd Middle School)	64	56.6	7.4%
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	32.2	22.5	9.7%
8th Grade Science (Bala-Cynwyd Middle School)	87.4	82.3	5.1%
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)	58.2	51.1	7.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bala-Cynwyd Middle School)	86.3	84.1	2.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	57.9	55.7	2.2%
All Grades Math (Bala-Cynwyd Middle School)	71.7	66.1	5.6%
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)	42.4	34.4	8%
All Grades Science (Bala-Cynwyd Middle School)	87.4	82.3	5.1%
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)	68	62.2	5.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Bala-Cynwyd Middle School)	88.7	86.9	1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	60.9	54.6	6.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1059	1050	0.8%
African American	83	98	18.1%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	137	142	3.6%
Hispanic	50	43	14%
Pacific Islander	3	2	33.3%
White	716	679	5.2%
Two or More Races	70	86	22.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	9.9%	13.6%	3.7%

Elementary:	Cynwyd School
	Merion Elementary School
	Penn Wynne School

Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Bala-Cynwyd Middle School:

Lower Merion School District:

Average Parent Rating:

What do you think?

Rank History for Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Review counts

Enrollment information for Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Student/Teacher Ratio Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Per Pupil Expenditures for Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Impact of COVID-19 on Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Rankings

Test Scores

Student Body

Frequently Asked Questions about Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Is Bala-Cynwyd Middle School a good school?

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

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

What district is Bala-Cynwyd Middle School in?

How many students attend Bala-Cynwyd Middle School?

Rate Bala-Cynwyd Middle School!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Sign up for updates!