Cynwyd School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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 2017 – 2018 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2016
  • Educational Environment: 2017 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
101 W Levering Mill Rd
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Phone
(610) 645-1430
District
LOWER MERION SD
County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
548
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.1% of PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

10

(10 is best)

Cynwyd School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 88 60
Proficiency in Reading 89 65
Proficiency in Math 86 55

Grade 4

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 86 52
Proficiency in Reading 85 61
Proficiency in Math 86 44

Grade 5

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 91 53
Proficiency in Reading 94 60
Proficiency in Math 88 46

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

Class Size
AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL 12.78
AVG FOR DISTRICT 12.14
AVG FOR STATE 14.48
AVG FOR NATION 16.50
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 39 7.1%
Grade 1 91 16.6%
Grade 2 110 20.1%
Grade 3 86 15.7%
Grade 4 113 20.6%
Grade 5 109 19.9%
Total 548 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.9% 76.1% 68.7%
Black 5.6% 8.2% 15.6%
Hispanic 6.0% 4.8% 11.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.2% 10.7% 4.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 5.1% 9.4% 42.9%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 4.7% 8.3% 40.2%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 0.4% 1.1% 2.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 62,830 12,805,537
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,580.7 285
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 18.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.2% 31.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.5% 27.8%
65 OR OLDER 20.1% 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 24,514 5,007,442
Single Parent Households With Children 5.2% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.7% 89.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 77.3% 30.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 42.1% 10.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 14.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.0% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.9% 18.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.1% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.1% 14.9%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 11.5%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,898 $132,525,728 56.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,438 $11,987,168 5.1%
Staff $669 $5,576,784 2.4%
General Administration $363 $3,025,968 1.3%
School Administration $1,196 $9,969,856 4.2%
Operation $2,090 $17,422,240 7.4%
Transportation $1,480 $12,337,280 5.2%
Other $908 $7,569,088 3.2%
Total Support $8,145 $67,896,720 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,351 $36,269,936 15.3%
Total Expenditures $28,394 $236,692,384 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,590 $14,751,635,620 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $720 $1,235,662,604 4.1%
Staff $433 $744,108,384 2.5%
General Administration $392 $672,663,093 2.2%
School Administration $655 $1,125,040,706 3.7%
Operation $1,335 $2,293,432,009 7.6%
Transportation $743 $1,276,810,887 4.2%
Other $478 $821,523,453 2.7%
Total Support $4,757 $8,169,222,694 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,208 $7,227,042,161 24.0%
Total Expenditures $17,554 $30,147,882,209 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,187 $370,071,182,734 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $632 $32,552,249,701 4.6%
Staff $522 $26,871,170,551 3.8%
General Administration $218 $11,205,514,316 1.6%
School Administration $643 $33,118,729,386 4.7%
Operation $1,057 $54,423,429,117 7.7%
Transportation $497 $25,596,058,378 3.6%
Other $416 $21,407,079,047 3.0%
Total Support $3,984 $205,172,626,109 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,638 $135,865,864,952 19.1%
Total Expenditures $13,810 $711,111,010,069 100.0%

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