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Roberts Elementary School

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Roberts Elementary School ranks 440 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Roberts Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wayne, Pennsylvania, serving 285 students in grades K-4. It is part of the Upper Merion Area School District, which is ranked 215 out of 606 school districts in the state.

Roberts Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with strong academic performance across all grades and subjects. The school's PSSA test scores are significantly higher than the state and district averages, particularly in Science, where 84% of students were proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 65.8%. The school's performance is also a strength for female students and students with disabilities, ranking in the top 22% and 28% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

While Roberts Elementary outperforms its neighboring schools within the Upper Merion Area School District, such as Bridgeport Elementary and Gulph Elementary, its performance is not as dominant when compared to the top-performing schools in the higher-achieving Tredyffrin-Easttown and Radnor Township school districts, such as Valley Forge Elementary, Devon Elementary, and Radnor Elementary.

292

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,570

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

889 Croton Road
Wayne, PA 19087

(610) 205-3752

District: Upper Merion Area School District

Students who attend Roberts Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Upper Merion Area Middle School
High:	Upper Merion Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

Two or more races:

15.1%

Asian:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (62% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg53%

Pennsylvania avg45%

440^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Upper Merion Area School District

215^th of 606Upper Merion Area 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	72.1	440 of 1511	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	496 of 1526	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.5	231 of 1534	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	272 of 1534	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	301 of 1433	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	578 of 1544	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	508 of 1530	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.1	454 of 1547	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	398 of 1554	74.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.5	398 of 1474	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	78.0	272 of 1467	81.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	239 of 1519	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	325 of 1599	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.8	121 of 1597	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	80.3	198 of 1579	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	84.1	82 of 1549	94.7%	★★★★★
2008	79.5	226 of 1551	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	88.1	35 of 1555	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	118 of 1545	92.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	283 of 1030	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	331 of 1466	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	436 of 1488	70.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	669 of 1369	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	883 of 1432	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.1	274 of 1414	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	568 of 1475	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	562 of 1495	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	478 of 1201	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	323 of 1229	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	192 of 1236	84.5%	★★★★☆

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)77th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+14 vs state

Math61%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

New principal is not that great nor responsive. He's too busy working on himself and his advanced degree. Children are not challenged and curriculum is limited. Very substandard school for the area. 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
Roberts Elementary School	Public	K-4	889 Croton Road	Wayne	19087	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-3752	292	23	12.8	31.8%	148 (50.7%)	33 (11.3%)	24 (8.2%)	43 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (15.1%)	72.1	440^th of 1511 public elementary schools	70.9%		69.9	496^th of 1526 public elementary schools	67.5%	56	60.8	62.1		61.4	60.9	65.6		63.0	$26,570	$588	$25,983
New Eagle Elementary School	Public	K-4	507 Pugh Rd	Wayne	19087	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1550	472	35	13.3	5.7%	317 (67.2%)	5 (1.1%)	27 (5.7%)	97 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	94.9	38^th of 1511 public elementary schools	97.5%		90.1	92^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	94.0%	54	85.4	86.3		85.8	87.4	82.4		84.9	$24,650	$464	$24,185
Candlebrook Elementary School	Public	K-4	310 Prince Frederick St	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-3702	313	28	11.3	33.2%	199 (63.6%)	15 (4.8%)	23 (7.3%)	47 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.3%)	79	299^th of 1511 public elementary schools	80.2%		74.1	415^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.8%	116	66.3	66.6		66.4	67.6	68.5		67.9	$24,412	$662	$23,750
Gulph Elementary School	Public	K-4	650 S Henderson Rd	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 592-2020	440	43	10.1	44.5%	171 (38.9%)	81 (18.4%)	48 (10.9%)	81 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	40.8	956^th of 1511 public elementary schools	36.7%		40	1007^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.0%	51	42.9	51.3		47.0	38.1	44.4		41.2	$27,470	$774	$26,696
Caley Elementary School	Public	K-4	725 Caley Road	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-3652	372	33	11.3	40.9%	145 (39.0%)	62 (16.7%)	25 (6.7%)	96 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.8%)	70.1	465^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.2%		80	286^th of 1526 public elementary schools	81.3%	179	57.7	66.7		62.0	52.0	72.2		61.7	$23,986	$1,413	$22,574
Radnor Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Matsonford Road	Radnor	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 788-9300	554	46	12.1	13.0%	388 (70.0%)	20 (3.6%)	34 (6.1%)	60 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	94.8	39^th of 1511 public elementary schools	97.4%		88.4	123^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	91.9%	84	88.3	83.7	77.9	82.9	88.3	80.3	79.8	82.6	$27,726	$816	$26,910
Valley Forge Elementary School	Public	K-4	99 Walker Rd	Wayne	19087	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 240-1600	552	36	15.3		271 (49.1%)	16 (2.9%)	28 (5.1%)	194 (35.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.4%)	91.7	82^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	94.6%		88.1	132^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	91.3%	50	78.4	81.0		79.7	80.6	80.2		80.5	$25,337	$410	$24,927
Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	K-4	900 Bush and School Lane	Bridgeport	19405	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 205-3602	254	25	10.2	95.7%	92 (36.2%)	34 (13.4%)	81 (31.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (17.3%)	49.6	829^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.1%		38.1	1030^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.5%	201	54.2	61.4		57.2	44.1	38.6		41.7	$31,729	$1,783	$29,946
Wayne Elementary School	Public	K-5	651 W Wayne Ave	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 687-8480	525	48	10.8	16.6%	344 (65.5%)	20 (3.8%)	40 (7.6%)	79 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	91.7	83^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	94.5%		88.9	113^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.6%	30	82.5	80.7	83.5	82.2	74.1	69.4	82.3	75.2	$28,652	$522	$28,130
Devon Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 S Fairfield Rd	Devon	19333	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1450	401	33	12.2	5.7%	196 (48.9%)	12 (3.0%)	15 (3.7%)	152 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	90.5	110^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.7%		92.7	28^th of 1526 public elementary schools	98.2%	82	81.4	79.8		80.6	72.1	79.8		75.9	$21,497	$561	$20,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Roberts Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Roberts Elementary School?

Students at Roberts Elementary School are 51% White, 15% Two or more races, 15% Asian, 11% African American, 8% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Roberts Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Upper Merion Area Middle School
High : Upper Merion Area High School

How many students attend Roberts Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Roberts Elementary School.

What district is Roberts Elementary School in?

Upper Merion Area School District

Is Roberts Elementary School a good school?

Roberts Elementary School ranks 440^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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