Cynwyd Sch

Cynwyd Sch is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, overseen by Lower Merion SD, educateing 446 students in grades K through 4.

Within Lower Merion SD, which oversees 11 schools and 8,533 students, Cynwyd Sch is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Cynwyd Sch reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Asian, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Cynwyd Sch reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Cynwyd Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cynwyd Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.4%; this one delivers 82.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household income runs about $113,915, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), Cynwyd Sch is one campus in the mix.

Bala-Cynwyd MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cynwyd Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 70.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 19%: 548 students in 2018 compared to 446 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 70% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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