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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 19086

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Schools

1,088

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedWallingford Elementary School42^nd of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Nether Providence Elementary School up 82 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 19086 zip code in Pennsylvania is home to two highly-ranked elementary schools, Wallingford Elementary School and Nether Providence Elementary School, both part of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. This district is ranked 11th out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Based on the data, Wallingford Elementary School appears to be the standout school, consistently ranking higher than Nether Providence Elementary School in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, reaching as high as 26th out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year. Wallingford Elementary also has higher proficiency rates in both math and English language arts across all grade levels compared to Nether Providence Elementary and the state averages.

While both schools have relatively high spending per student, around $22,700 per student, Wallingford Elementary School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 14:1 compared to 11.4:1 at Nether Providence Elementary School. Additionally, Wallingford Elementary has a lower free and reduced lunch rate of 9.01%, indicating a more affluent student population, compared to Nether Providence Elementary's rate of 25.15%.

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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 (2025)	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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 19086

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wallingford	0.35 mi	4	24^th
Swarthmore	1.44 mi	2	172^nd
Brookhaven	1.53 mi	3	636^th
Woodlyn	1.75 mi	1	573^rd
Folsom	1.9 mi	2	445^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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