Gladwyne Sch

Set in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, Gladwyne Sch is an average-sized elementary school, overseen by Lower Merion SD. It educates 556 students across grades K through 4. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Gladwyne Sch sits 26% larger than that benchmark.

Lower Merion SD comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 8,533 students; Gladwyne Sch is among them.

In terms of who attends, Gladwyne Sch reports that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Gladwyne Sch has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Gladwyne Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.4%; this one delivers 85.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) records that median household earnings sit near $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), Gladwyne Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Penn Valley Sch, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gladwyne Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 78.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gladwyne Sch has edged down 24%, going from 734 students in 2018 to 556 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.