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Wallingford Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Wallingford Elementary School is a top-performing public elementary school in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, serving 588 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, which is ranked 11th out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wallingford Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests, with 82.3% of students proficient or better in Math and 84.4% in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 73.8% and 79.9% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade, where 92% of students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts. Wallingford Elementary also ranks highly for both male and female students, as well as for white students and students with disabilities, indicating that the school effectively serves all student subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Nether Providence Elementary School and Swarthmore-Rutledge School in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District are the closest in performance to Wallingford Elementary, but still lag behind in several key metrics. Schools in the Penn-Delco and Ridley school districts, such as Coebourn Elementary, Parkside Elementary, and Edgewood Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Wallingford Elementary.

609

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,740

Per pupil spending ?

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 S Providence Road
Wallingford, PA 19086-6224

(610) 892-3470

District: Wallingford-Swarthmore School District

Students who attend Wallingford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Strath Haven Middle School
High:	Strath Haven High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.5%

Two or more races:

8.7%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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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 (83% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg77%

Pennsylvania avg45%

42^nd 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 3Elementary Schools in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District

11^th of 606Wallingford-Swarthmore 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	94.6	42 of 1511	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	38 of 1526	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	26 of 1534	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	18 of 1534	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	9 of 1433	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	60 of 1544	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	89 of 1530	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	88.2	90 of 1547	94.2%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	70 of 1554	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	87.8	96 of 1474	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	80.3	213 of 1467	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	228 of 1519	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.6	192 of 1599	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	84.2	90 of 1597	94.4%	★★★★★
2010	82.8	119 of 1579	92.5%	★★★★★
2009	85.8	52 of 1549	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	120 of 1551	92.3%	★★★★★
2007	84.6	114 of 1555	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	81.9	171 of 1545	88.9%	★★★★☆
2005	82.7	127 of 1299	90.2%	★★★★★
2004	87.8	97 of 1308	92.6%	★★★★★
2003	94.5	16 of 1302	98.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	47 of 1030	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	123 of 1084	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	75 of 1043	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	65 of 1466	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	38 of 1488	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	19 of 1475	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	49 of 1495	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	38 of 1201	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	68 of 1229	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	17 of 1236	98.6%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)95th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+36 vs state

Math82%+41 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Dr. Milgrim is an excellent principal and leader for Wallingford Elementary School. I am very pleased so far with the education my 1st grade son is receiving at WES. 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
Wallingford Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 S Providence Road	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 892-3470	609	43	14.1	8.7%	478 (78.5%)	27 (4.4%)	28 (4.6%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	94.6	42^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	97.2%		92.1	38^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.5%	4	81.6	87.8	77.9	82.3	78.6	92.0	83.2	84.4	$23,740	$480	$23,260
Media Elementary School	Public	K-5	Front & Monroe Streets	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 627-6801	488	34	14.3	15.0%	383 (78.5%)	18 (3.7%)	21 (4.3%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	91.9	77^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.9%		90	95^th of 1526 public elementary schools	93.8%	18	81.9	76.5	74.0	77.8	78.7	83.5	74.0	79.0	$20,896	$517	$20,379
Nether Providence Elementary School	Public	K-5	410 Moore Rd	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 892-3470	479	40	11.9	25.9%	347 (72.4%)	24 (5.0%)	19 (4.0%)	57 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	92.2	74^th of 1511 public elementary schools	95.1%		86.6	156^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.8%	82	91.2	81.1	78.1	82.7	86.8	70.4	70.4	74.8	$23,740	$480	$23,260
Swarthmore-Rutledge School	Public	K-5	100 College Ave	Swarthmore	19081	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 892-3470	560	42	13.4	11.1%	437 (78.0%)	20 (3.6%)	21 (3.8%)	42 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	95.2	27^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.2%		92.6	30^th of 1526 public elementary schools	98.0%	3	89.8	82.4	83.8	85.3	87.8	81.5	78.3	82.3	$23,740	$480	$23,260
Indian Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	309 S Old Middletown Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 627-7101	470	36	13.1	19.6%	375 (79.8%)	10 (2.1%)	21 (4.5%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	91.4	95^th of 1511 public elementary schools	93.7%		85.9	172^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	88.7%	77	92.9	72.9	73.8	79.6	82.1	74.2	73.0	76.2	$23,807	$555	$23,252
Grace Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1097 Seventh Avenue	Swarthmore	19081	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	366	27	13.7	36.1%	291 (79.5%)	18 (4.9%)	18 (4.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.5%)	55.5	736^th of 1511 public elementary schools	51.3%		57.1	758^th of 1526 public elementary schools	50.3%	22	68.1	43.1	43.1	49.8	72.3	41.6	43.1	50.2	$40,443	$840	$39,603
Sabold Elementary School	Public	2-5	468 E Thomson Ave	Springfield	19064	Delaware County	Springfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 938-6500	641	44	14.7	30.6%	467 (72.9%)	60 (9.4%)	26 (4.1%)	54 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	93.4	56^th of 1511 public elementary schools	96.3%		91.9	43^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	97.2%	13	87.5	77.2	86.6	83.7	82.8	73.0	83.8	79.7	$15,983	$330	$15,653
Coebourn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Coebourn Boulevard	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 497-6300	319	31	10.3	44.8%	240 (75.2%)	24 (7.5%)	21 (6.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	50.1	822^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	45.6%		51.1	848^th of 1526 public elementary schools	44.4%	26	50.0	56.8	34.4	46.3	50.0	65.9	31.0	47.5	$18,153	$568	$17,585
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
Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 East Forestview Road	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 497-6300	252	21	12.2	54.0%	143 (56.7%)	57 (22.6%)	27 (10.7%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	53.7	766^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.3%		73.2	432^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	71.7%	334	31.9	56.3	59.4	47.4	46.9	40.7	67.5	51.7	$18,153	$568	$17,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Wallingford Elementary School

Is Wallingford Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Wallingford Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 42^nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Wallingford Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Strath Haven Middle School
High : Strath Haven High School

What is the racial makeup of Wallingford Elementary School?

Students at Wallingford Elementary School are 78% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is Wallingford Elementary School in?

Wallingford-Swarthmore School District

How many students attend Wallingford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Wallingford Elementary School.

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