Top Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) Private Schools in Pennsylvania

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For the 2021 school year, there are 41 top private schools in Pennsylvania belonging to the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS), serving 10,490 students.
The Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1981, representing 130 highly acclaimed independent private schools in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. A dynamic community of independent schools in the Greater Delaware Valley and beyond, ADVIS enriches and sustains schools through advocacy, thought leadership, professional development, and networking opportunities. You can also find more schools membership associations in Pennsylvania.

Top Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) Private Schools (2021)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • AIM Academy
    AIM Academy Photo - MEETING LEARNING CHALLENGES WITH SCIENCE & LOVE: AT AIMAcademy, we recognize that children who learn differently need to be taught differently - and that's exactly what we do. Our passionately committed, highly-trained faculty employ techniques proven effective, and the results are remarkable. Each day we witness young people who doubted themselves in every way discover the gift of fearless learning.
    Special Education School
    (5)
     1200 River Road
    Conshohocken, PA 19428
    (215) 483-2461
    Grades: 1-12 | 384 students
  • The Crefeld School
    The Crefeld School Photo - The Crefeld School
    (4)
     8836 Crefeld Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19118
    (215) 242-5545
    Grades: 7-12 | 101 students
  • Delaware Valley Friends School
    Delaware Valley Friends School Photo - Delaware Valley Friends School is a national leader in the field of educating students (grades 1-12) with dyslexia, dysgraphia, executive function disorders, ADHD, and other learning differences located in the Philadelphia area.
    Special Education School (Friends)
    (10)
     19 E Central Ave
    Paoli, PA 19301
    (610) 640-4150
    Grades: 1-12 | 204 students
  • Newtown Friends School
    Newtown Friends School Photo
    (Friends)
    (8)
     1450 Newtown Langhorne Road
    Newtown, PA 18940
    (215) 968-2225
    Grades: PK-8 | 254 students
  • The Phelps School
    The Phelps School Photo - We are live and in person!
    All-boys
    (9)
     583 Sugartown Road
    Malvern, PA 19355
    (610) 644-1754
    Grades: 6-12 | 110 students
  • St. Peter's School
    St. Peter's School Photo
    319 Lombard Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19147
    (215) 925-3963
    Grades: NS-8 | 179 students
  • Vanguard School
    Vanguard School Photo - The Vanguard School, Malvern, PA
    Special Education School
     1777 N. Valley Road
    Malvern, PA 19355
    (610) 296-6700
    Grades: PK-12 | 265 students
  • Villa Maria Academy High School
    Villa Maria Academy High School Photo
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     370 Central Ave
    Malvern, PA 19355
    (610) 644-2551
    Grades: 9-12 | n/a students
  • The Waldorf School of Philadelphia
    The Waldorf School of Philadelphia Photo - The Waldorf School of Philadelphia is a nursery through 8th grade school located in the heart of Germantown. We are a school that adheres to a unique and time-tested curriculum and our students are free to learn without the pressure and stress of standardized testing.
    (3)
     6000 Wayne Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19144
    (215) 248-1662
    Grades: NS-8 | 258 students
  • West Chester Friends School
    (Friends)
     415 N High Street
    West Chester, PA 19380
    (610) 696-2937
    Grades: NS-5 | 148 students
  • The Agnes Irwin School
    The Agnes Irwin School Photo
    All-girls
    (2)
     275 S Ithan Ave
    Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
    (610) 525-8400
    Grades: NS-12 | 587 students
  • ATG
    ATG Photo
    Special Education School
    (1)
     3400 Pickertown Rd Suite 2
    Chalfont, PA 18914
    (267) 803-1751
    Grades: 1-12 | 32 students
  • The Baldwin School
    The Baldwin School Photo - Girls sometimes learn that the effect they predicted on paper isn't always what happens in the test tube, and that rethinking a reaction-- or learning about the world and coming up with a smart, new prediction-- is the real solution.
    All-girls
     701 Montgomery Avenue
    Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
    (610) 525-2700
    Grades: PK-12 | 575 students
  • Devon Preparatory School
    Devon Preparatory School Photo - Each year members of Devon Prep's Christian Action Program (CAP) collects and delivers thousands of food items to an inner city community center for Thanksgiving.
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     363 N. Valley Forge Road
    Devon, PA 19333
    (610) 688-7337
    Grades: 6-12 | 294 students
  • Friends School Haverford
    Friends School Haverford Photo
    (Friends)
    (5)
     851 Buck Lane
    Haverford, PA 19041
    (610) 642-2334
    Grades: NS-8 | 106 students
  • Friends' Central Lower School
    (Friends)
     228 Old Gulph Rd
    Wynnewood, PA 19096
    (610) 642-7575
    Grades: NS-5 | 264 students
  • Germantown Friends School
    Germantown Friends School Photo
    (Friends)
     31 W Coulter Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19144
    (215) 951-2300
    Grades: NS-12 | 1,071 students
  • Gladwyne Montessori
    Gladwyne Montessori Photo - 3rd year primary student gives a lesson to a 2nd year primary student using the iconic pink tower, specifically designed for children to learn about space, size, and comparison in a concrete manner.
    Montessori School
    (10)
     920 Youngsford Road
    Gladwyne, PA 19035
    (610) 649-1761
    Grades: NS-6 | 228 students
  • Grey Nun Academy
    Grey Nun Academy Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
    (6)
     1750 Quarry Rd
    Morrisville, PA 19067
    (215) 968-4151
    Grades: PK-8 | 145 students
  • Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
    Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Photo
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     1345 Sumneytown Pike
    Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437
    (215) 646-8815
    Grades: 9-12 | 375 students
  • Harrisburg Academy
    Harrisburg Academy Photo - Upper School Students take a moment to discuss the period's lecture.
    (6)
     10 Erford Road
    Lemoyne, PA 17043
    (717) 763-7811
    Grades: NS-12 | 364 students
  • The Haverford School
    The Haverford School Photo - The crew team spent one of its preseason practices at Rushton Farm, a local CSA, harvesting potatoes, weeding the greenhouses, and clearing tomato plants.
    All-boys
    (1)
     450 Lancaster Ave.
    Haverford, PA 19041
    (610) 642-3020
    Grades: PK-12 | 977 students
  • The Hillside School
    The Hillside School Photo - The Hillside School
    (5)
     2697 Brookside Road
    Macungie, PA 18062
    (610) 967-3701
    Grades: 1-8 | 66 students
  • Holy Child Academy
    Holy Child Academy Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
    (5)
     475 Shadeland Ave
    Drexel Hill, PA 19026
    (610) 259-2712
    Grades: NS-8 | n/a students
  • Horizons At Lcds
    Horizons At Lcds Photo
    (1)
     725 Hamilton Road
    Lancaster, PA 17603
    (717) 392-2916
    Grades: PK-12 | 458 students
  • The Janus School
    The Janus School Photo - The Janus School
    Special Education School
     205 Lefever Road
    Mount Joy, PA 17552
    (717) 653-0025
    Grades: 3-12 | 70 students
  • Kimberton Waldorf School
    Kimberton Waldorf School Photo
    Special Program Emphasis
    (5)
     410 W Seven Stars Rd
    Phoenixville, PA 19460
    (610) 933-3635
    Grades: PK-12 | 253 students
  • Meadowbrook School
    Meadowbrook School Photo
    (4)
     1641 Hampton Rd
    Jenkintown, PA 19046
    (215) 884-3238
    Grades: NS-6 | 119 students
  • The Miquon School
    The Miquon School Photo
    (5)
     2025 Harts Lane
    Conshohocken, PA 19428
    (610) 828-1231
    Grades: PK-6 | 146 students
  • Montgomery School
    Montgomery School Photo - 5th Graders work with a team of scientists from the Ruth Patrick Center for Environmental Research (a program at the Academy of Natural Sciences) to conduct an in-depth study of Pickering Creek, which runs through Montgomery School's 60-acre campus.
    (2)
     1141 Kimberton Road
    Chester Springs, PA 19425
    (610) 827-7222
    Grades: PK-8 | 232 students
  • Norwood-Fontbonne Academy
    Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     8891 Germantown Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19118
    (215) 247-3811
    Grades: NS-8 | 428 students
  • Overbrook Preschool And Kindergarten
    Alternative School (Presbyterian)
     6376 City Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19151
    (215) 877-8945
    Grades: PK-K | 164 students
  • Perelman Jewish Day School-foreman Center
    (Jewish)
     7601 Old York Rd
    Elkins Park, PA 19027
    (215) 635-3130
    Grades: K-5 | 115 students
  • Sacred Heart Academy
    Sacred Heart Academy Photo - Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr is a Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls K-12, founded in 1865 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Known as SHA, the private girls' school is located in PA outside of Philadelphia with elementary, middle and upper school divisions located on one campus.
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     480 S Bryn Mawr Ave
    Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
    (610) 527-3915
    Grades: K-12 | n/a students
  • St. James School
    St. James School Photo
    (Episcopal)
     3217 W. Clearfield Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19132
    (215) 226-1276
    Grades: 4-8 | 88 students
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