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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLINGFORD-SWARTHMORE SD·NCES 422479001952
Swarthmore-Rutledge School
100 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081 · (610) 892-3470 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
62 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Wallingford-Swarthmore SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
82.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
85.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.4% | 85.3% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 84.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
85.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Swarthmore-Rutledge School
Swarthmore-Rutledge School's state test result (85.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swarthmore-Rutledge School this school | 560 | 11.1% | 85.8% |
| Edgewood Elementary School Yardley | 557 | 11.1% | 81.7% |
| Fort Washington Elementary School Fort Washington | 518 | 11.0% | 89.3% |
| Springfield Literacy Center Springfield | 574 | 11.5% | N/A |
| Springton Manor Elementary School Glenmoore | 555 | 11.9% | 75.4% |
| Chatham Park Elementary School Havertown | 582 | 15.6% | 83.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Swarthmore-Rutledge School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #30 of 1,396 | #3 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #47 of 1,511 ▼ 14 | #2 of 69 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #48 of 1,511 ▼ 16 | #7 of 69 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #352 of 1,638 | #19 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #915 of 1,528 | #44 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #814 of 1,531 | #52 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.1% | #1,555 of 1,600 | #70 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #787 of 1,045 | #32 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
560
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 560 | 41.5 | 13.5:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 40.3 | 13.7:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 40 | 14.0:1 | 9% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 40.8 | 14.7:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 5% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 40 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swarthmore-Rutledge School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (601 to 560); teachers up 2% (40.8 to 41.5).
About Swarthmore-Rutledge School
Swarthmore-Rutledge School is a medium-sized elementary school in Wallingford-Swarthmore SD, located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The school's 560 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Swarthmore-Rutledge School is in Wallingford-Swarthmore SD, a district with 3,691 students across 5 schools.
Swarthmore-Rutledge School is 78% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. County-wide, 63% of Delaware County residents are White. Swarthmore-Rutledge School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 13.5 students per teacher and 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Delaware County averages 58%, higher than here.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Swarthmore-Rutledge School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Swarthmore-Rutledge School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (85.8%) and its predicted rate (72.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Within Delaware County, the median household income is $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Swarthmore-Rutledge School, Delaware County has 112 other public schools.
Sabold Elementary School is located about 0.9 miles from Swarthmore-Rutledge School. The five-mile area around Swarthmore-Rutledge School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Swarthmore-Rutledge School ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 85.8% versus a 66.9% average.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at Swarthmore-Rutledge School was 561 in 2020-21 and 560 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Discussions about Swarthmore-Rutledge School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wallingford-Swarthmore SD
- Strath Haven High SchoolHigh · 1,175 students
- Strath Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 868 students
- Wallingford Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Nether Providence Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Sabold Elementary School0.9 mi · 641
- Edgewood Elementary School1.1 mi · 347
- Ridley High School1.1 mi · 1,825
- Grace Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 366
- Richardson Middle School1.4 mi · 1,081
- Strath Haven Middle School1.4 mi · 868
Frequently asked questions
About Swarthmore-Rutledge SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Swarthmore-Rutledge School?
Swarthmore-Rutledge School enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Swarthmore-Rutledge School serve?
Swarthmore-Rutledge School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Swarthmore-Rutledge School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Swarthmore-Rutledge School.
How diverse is Swarthmore-Rutledge School?
Swarthmore-Rutledge School reports a student body of 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Swarthmore-Rutledge School?
Swarthmore-Rutledge School is overseen by Wallingford-Swarthmore SD in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.