4 Marple Newtown Elementary Schools Among Best: U.S. News

MARPLE TOWNSHIP, PA — Several elementary and middle schools in the Marple Newtown School District have been ranked among the best in Pennsylvania, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Elementary schools in Broomall and Newtown Square made the list.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Loomis Elementary School as the highest in the state among schools in the Marple Newtown School District, according to the new list. Loomis Elementary was ranked number 33.

Here’s a look at how other schools in the Marple Newtown School District ranked compared with others in the state:

91: Worrall Elementary School

595: Culbertson Elementary School
727: Russell Elementary School

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.
Schools were also ranked by district. Here’s how elementary schools in Marple Newtown School District measured up:

1. Loomis Elementary School
2. Worrall Elementary School
3-4. Culbertson Elementary School
3-4. Russell Elementary School

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.