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Shady Grove El Sch

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

351 W Skippack Pike, Ambler, PA 19002 · (215) 619-8106 · Part of Wissahickon School District

Whitpain Township’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
698
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Shady Grove El Sch

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Whitpain Township kids: Wissahickon MS

On the path

Where Whitpain Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Shady Grove El SchYou are here
6–8Wissahickon MSin Ambler

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency59%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 55%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

351 W Skippack Pike, Ambler

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten106
Grade 1110
Grade 2133
Grade 3114
Grade 4107
Grade 5128
Enrollment over time
670’20
654’21
664’22
710’23
698’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Asian 10%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 9%Black 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shady Grove El Sch from Whitpain Township families.

Other schools in Wissahickon School District

The district →
Stony Creek El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Bell
A+
643 students14:1
Lower Gwynedd El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ambler
A
630 students15:1
Blue Bell El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Bell
A
522 students14:1
Wissahickon MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ambler
A−
1,208 students14:1
Wissahickon SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Ambler
B+
1,480 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Whitpain Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.