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Russell Elementary School

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Russell Elementary School ranks 445 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Russell Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Broomall, Pennsylvania, serving 374 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Marple Newtown School District, which is ranked 95 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Russell Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's PSSA test scores are significantly higher than the state averages across all grades and subjects, particularly in Math and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts were 62.6% and 58.1%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%. Russell Elementary also excels in supporting its subgroups, with Low Socioeconomic Status and Disabled students performing exceptionally well compared to state averages.

While Russell Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than other Marple Newtown School District elementary schools, it faces competition from higher-performing nearby schools in other districts, such as Ithan Elementary and Scenic Hills Elementary. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending may contribute to its academic success, but its performance for White students is relatively weaker compared to its overall strong results.

400

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,370

Per pupil spending ?

28.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Sproul Rd
Broomall, PA 19008-2829

(610) 359-4310

District: Marple Newtown School District

Students who attend Russell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Paxon Hollow Middle School
High:	Marple Newtown Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Asian:

13.5%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (60% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (71st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Marple Newtown School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Pennsylvania avg45%

445^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Marple Newtown School District

95^th of 606Marple Newtown 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	71.6	445 of 1511	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	302 of 1526	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	331 of 1534	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	229 of 1534	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	241 of 1433	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	242 of 1544	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	207 of 1530	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.7	294 of 1547	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	76.3	355 of 1554	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	76.4	336 of 1474	77.2%	★★★★☆
2014	76.0	327 of 1467	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	71.8	450 of 1519	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	322 of 1599	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	81.9	152 of 1597	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	79.2	229 of 1579	85.5%	★★★★☆
2009	73.3	384 of 1549	75.2%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	316 of 1551	79.6%	★★★★☆
2007	79.2	247 of 1555	84.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	251 of 1545	83.8%	★★★★☆
2005	84.3	96 of 1299	92.6%	★★★★★
2004	74.7	353 of 1308	73.0%	★★★★☆
2003	84.2	185 of 1302	85.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	237 of 1030	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	253 of 1084	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	157 of 1043	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	549 of 1466	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	424 of 1488	71.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	328 of 1369	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	120 of 1432	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	46 of 1414	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	330 of 1475	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	208 of 1495	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	611 of 1201	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	430 of 1229	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	481 of 1236	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)78th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math63%+21 vs state

English Language Arts58%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 27, 2013

My son attended Russell the 2012-2013 school year and he loves it. I am impressed with his kindergarten teacher, her style of teaching, the small size of the class, which always seems to have a helper, student teacher or assistant.

I thought he knew a lot before starting school from what I taught him at home and some things he learned in preschool, but this year at Russell he has learned things that I didn't even think would be taught until maybe 2nd grade. He has had a wonderful introduction to school and I am so happy. Close Quote

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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
Russell Elementary School	Public	K-5	2201 Sproul Rd	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 359-4310	400	39	10.3	28.5%	304 (76.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	54 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	71.6	445^th of 1511 public elementary schools	70.5%		79.5	302^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	80.2%	143	67.9	67.2	51.6	62.6	48.7	63.9	64.1	58.1	$24,370	$936	$23,435
Loomis Elementary School	Public	K-5	369 N Central Blvd	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 359-4350	376	33	11.4	31.4%	266 (70.7%)	18 (4.8%)	19 (5.1%)	48 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.6%)	73.5	413^th of 1511 public elementary schools	72.7%		80.5	273^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	82.1%	140	77.4	51.4	65.1	63.3	71.7	56.8	52.5	58.9	$20,320	$739	$19,581
Worrall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2979 Pennview Ave	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4300	449	33	13.4	22.7%	333 (74.2%)	7 (1.6%)	24 (5.3%)	57 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	83	236^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.4%		87.2	148^th of 1526 public elementary schools	90.3%	88	75.4	71.6	60.0	69.2	71.4	69.0	59.8	66.8	$20,633	$550	$20,084
Lynnewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Lawrence Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 853-5900	580	42	13.8	15.9%	448 (77.2%)	17 (2.9%)	29 (5.0%)	61 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	88.5	148^th of 1511 public elementary schools	90.2%		84.6	197^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.1%	49	75.4	79.0	78.7	77.6	66.9	73.5	75.2	71.6	$18,621	$141	$18,480
Manoa Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 S Manoa Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 853-5900	706	47	15.1	23.4%	507 (71.8%)	46 (6.5%)	35 (5.0%)	88 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	89.7	127^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.6%		90.5	80^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.8%	47	82.3	76.6	65.8	74.9	80.6	72.3	72.7	75.0	$18,789	$142	$18,648
Ithan Elementary School	Public	K-5	695 Clyde Rd	Bryn Mawr	19010	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 527-1357	538	40	13.3	8.4%	348 (64.7%)	21 (3.9%)	24 (4.5%)	112 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	96.3	14^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.1%		94.8	9^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.4%	5	89.3	85.6	87.0	87.3	81.0	92.1	86.1	86.2	$25,367	$510	$24,857
Aronimink Elementary School	Public	K-5	4611 Bond Ave	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 853-4510	626	46	13.5	84.3%	91 (14.5%)	177 (28.3%)	124 (19.8%)	180 (28.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.5%)	31.6	1067^th of 1511 public elementary schools	29.4%		37.8	1035^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.2%	32	34.0	44.8	40.0	39.5	27.4	37.1	32.0	32.2	$17,432	$1,242	$16,190
Culbertson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3530 Goshen Rd	Newtown Square	19073	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4340	523	41	12.8	19.5%	448 (85.7%)	11 (2.1%)	9 (1.7%)	28 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	73.2	421^st of 1511 public elementary schools	72.1%		81.6	253^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	83.4%	168	68.7	60.9	55.7	62.0	57.5	66.3	54.6	59.5	$21,660	$448	$21,212
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
Scenic Hills Elementary School	Public	2-5	235 Hillview Dr	Springfield	19064	Delaware County	Springfield School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 938-6600	675	44	15.4	17.0%	560 (83.0%)	26 (3.9%)	27 (4.0%)	31 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	94.9	33^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	97.8%		91.3	58^th of 1526 public elementary schools	96.2%	25	86.8	79.9	87.6	84.8	79.0	84.3	87.5	83.6	$15,888	$328	$15,560

Frequently Asked Questions about Russell Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Russell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Russell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paxon Hollow Middle School
High : Marple Newtown Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Russell Elementary School?

Students at Russell Elementary School are 76% White, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Russell Elementary School a good school?

Russell Elementary School ranks 445^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Russell Elementary School in?

Marple Newtown School District

How many students attend Russell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Russell Elementary School.

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