Nether Providence El Sch

Set in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, Nether Providence El Sch is a mid-sized elementary campus, one of the schools within Wallingford-Swarthmore SD. It hosts 479 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 5 schools in Wallingford-Swarthmore SD (3,691 students total), Nether Providence El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Nether Providence El Sch shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 12% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the resource side, Nether Providence El Sch lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Nether Providence El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Delaware County's rate of about 58%.

With demographic context factored in, Nether Providence El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.5%, the actual is 79.3%, a residual of +12.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Delaware County) records that median household income runs about $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Delaware County runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students), of which Nether Providence El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Strath Haven HS, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Nether Providence El Sch comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.7%.

Nether Providence El Sch operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 518 students in 2018 compared to 479 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 65% to 72% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Nether Providence El Sch typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.