Schools · Lower Merion
Lower Merion, PA schools
35 public, charter and private schools in Lower Merion. Search by name or narrow by level, type.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
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Lower Merion’s School Grade: A+
The public schools Lower Merion’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 98% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A+Test scoresB+Graduation
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 98%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (160)Better than 92%
Towns in Montgomery County (38)Better than 97%
High confidence. Built on 4,072 tested students and a graduating class of 680; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Pennsylvania with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Test scores · 2020–21
State test results
Math (Lower Merion School District)74%
State average 37.1%
Graduation · class of 2020
96% graduate on time
Graduation rate
96%
PA: 87.5%
Graduating class
680
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #209 of 1,035 PA towns →
Districts
The district serving Lower Merion
Lower Merion School DistrictGrades K–12 · 11 schools · 8,533 students
$32,865 per studentPA $21,758A+Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 35 schools in Lower Merion
Showing 1–30 of 35 schools
Penn Wynne SchElementary · Grades K–4 · 621 students
A+PublicGladwyne SchElementary · Grades K–4 · 556 students
A+PublicPenn Valley SchElementary · Grades K–4 · 542 students
A+PublicCynwyd SchElementary · Grades K–4 · 446 students
A+PublicMerion El SchElementary · Grades K–4 · 438 students
A+PublicBelmont Hills El SchElementary · Grades K–4 · 358 students
A+PublicWaldron Mercy AcademyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 409 students
PrivateCaskey Torah Academy of Greater PhiladelphiaElementary · Grades PK–8 · 376 students
PrivateFrench International School of PhiladelphiaElementary · Grades PK–8 · 352 students
PrivateHoly Child School at RosemontElementary · Grades PK–8 · 319 students
PrivateThe Gladwyne Montessori SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 231 students
PrivateRegina Angelorum AcademyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 184 students
PrivateRobert J Wilf Preschool and KindergartenElementary · Grades PK–K · 174 students
PrivateMain Line Reform Temple School for Early ChildhoodElementary · Grades PK–K · 162 students
PrivateBala Cynwyd School for Young ChildrenElementary · Grades PK–K · 116 students
PrivateTemple Beth Hillel-Beth El Early Childhood CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 116 students
PrivateGan Chabad of the Main LineElementary · Grades PK–K · 82 students
PrivateThe Bala House Montessori SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 81 students
PrivateThe Gateway SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 80 students
PrivateWetherill SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 57 students
PrivateChildrens School at St. JohnsElementary · Grades PK–K · 50 students
PrivateNoreen Cook Center for Ece of Har Zion TempleElementary · Grades PK–K · 45 students
PrivateAncona Montessori SchoolElementary · Grades K · 2 students
PrivateBlack Rock MSMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 1,077 students
PublicBala-Cynwyd MSMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 794 students
A+PublicWelsh Valley MSMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 788 students
APublicLower Merion HSHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,674 students
B-PublicHarriton SHSHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,239 students
B-PublicI S Kosloff Torah Academy High School for GirlsHigh · Grades 9–12 · 134 students
PrivateMesivta High School of Greater PhiladelphiaHigh · Grades 9–12 · 64 students
PrivateSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.