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Ardmore, PA
Public School Ratings




Ardmore Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lower Merion Sd School District details

Lower Merion Sd School District
301 E Montgomery Ave
Ardmore, PA 19003

8,467 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Lower Merion Sd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.7% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
47%
87%
56%
75%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School
510 Bryn Mawr Ave
Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004
06-08
Belmont Hills Elementary School
200 School Street
Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004
KG-05
Cynwyd School
101 W Levering Mill Rd
Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004
KG-05
Gladwyne School
230 West Righters Mill Rd
Gladwyne, PA, 19035
KG-05
Harriton High School
600 N Ithan Ave
Rosemont, PA, 19010
09-12
Lower Merion High School
315 E Montgomery Ave
Ardmore, PA, 19003
09-12
Merion Elementary School
549 S Bowman Ave
Merion Station, PA, 19066
KG-05
Penn Valley School
301 Righters Mill Rd
Narberth, PA, 19072
KG-05
Penn Wynne School
250 Haverford Rd
Wynnewood, PA, 19096
KG-05
Welsh Valley Middle School
325 Tower Lane
Narberth, PA, 19072
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.0% 65.3%
Black 9.1% 15.4%
Hispanic 6.3% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.5% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 12.0% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 11.5% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.5% 1.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,089 $150,143,954 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,527 $13,416,222 4.7%
Staff $717 $6,299,562 2.2%
General Administration $443 $3,892,198 1.4%
School Administration $1,302 $11,439,372 4.0%
Operation $2,748 $24,143,928 8.4%
Transportation $1,423 $12,502,478 4.4%
Other $1,173 $10,305,978 3.6%
Total Support $9,333 $81,999,738 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,252 $54,930,072 19.1%
Total Expenditures $32,674 $287,073,764 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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