Lower Moreland's Pine Road Elementary School Among 100 Best In PA: Study

LOWER MORELAND, PA — The Lower Moreland Township School District was represented in the latest ranking of the best elementary schools in Pennsylvania.

The ranking, done by information analysts Niche.com, was based on "rigorous analysis" of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education, as well as reviews from students and parents, the website said.

Lower Moreland Township's Pine Road placed 89th overall in the study, which scored the top 100 in the state.

Ranking factors include state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, grade school ratings, and the overall quality of the school district, according to Niche.com.

Nearby, Montgomery County was led by a slew of Lower Merion School District elementary schools, which took the top six slots in Montgomery County before Lower Gwynedd in the Wissahickon School District came in at seventh. Montgomery Elementary in the North Penn School District was eighth county-wide.

Tredyffrin-Easttown's Hillside Elementary (10) and Beaumont Elementary (11) led Chester County.

According to Niche, the best elementary school in Pennsylvania is Ithan Elementary School in the Radnor Township School District, which also finished in 16th place nationwide.

Click here to see the top 100 elementary schools in Pennsylvania, as ranked by Niche.com.

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