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Best Pennsylvania Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 38 private elementary schools belonging to Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) serving 10,156 students in Pennsylvania. You can also find more schools membership associations in Pennsylvania.
The top ranked private elementary schools belonging to Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) in Pennsylvania include The Agnes Irwin School, Girard College, and The Haverford School.
The average tuition cost is $31,138, which is higher than the Pennsylvania private elementary school average tuition cost of $13,057.
37% of private elementary schools belonging to Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) in Pennsylvania are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Friends).

Top Ranked Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) in Pennsylvania (2025-26)

School
Location
Quick Facts
AIM Academy
AIM Academy Photo - MEETING LEARNING CHALLENGES WITH SCIENCE & LOVE: AT AIM, 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
Gr: 1-12 | 397 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition listed
Center School
Center School Photo - A comprehensive academic program is provided for Center School students in first through eighth grade. The curriculum is designed to meet the needs of students and reflect the best of current research. Students receive explicit instruction in academic, organizational, and study skills to provide them with the strategies they need to become independent and confident learners.
Special Education School
(8)
2450 Hamilton Avenue
Abington, PA 19001
(215) 657-2200
Gr: 1-8 | 67 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Crefeld School
The Crefeld School Photo - Middle School Science
(5)
8836 Crefeld Street
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 242-5545
Gr: 7-12 | 91 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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
Gr: 1-12 | 207 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 21 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Kimberton Waldorf School
Kimberton Waldorf School Photo
(5)
410 W Seven Stars Rd
Phoenixville, PA 19460
(610) 933-3635
Gr: PK-12 | 240 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Newtown Friends School
Newtown Friends School Photo
(Friends)
(10)
1450 Newtown Langhorne Road
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 968-2225
Gr: PK-8 | 266 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Peter's School
St. Peter's School Photo
(4)
319 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 925-3963
Gr: NS-8 | 151 students Avg. class size: 11 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Valley Forge Military Academy
Valley Forge Military Academy Photo - Our mission is to develop individuals fully prepared to lead as responsible citizens. At Valley Forge Military Academy, we produce graduates who are resilient in mind, strong in body, and guided by a moral compass. Through leadership training, academic rigor, and character development, our cadets are equipped to thrive in all aspects of life.
All-boys
(3)
1001 Eagle Rd
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 989-1200
Gr: 7-12 | 140 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Phelps School
The Phelps School Photo
All-boys
(11)
583 Sugartown Road
Malvern, PA 19355
(610) 644-1754
Gr: 6-12 | 89 students Avg. class size: 7 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
The Agnes Irwin School
The Agnes Irwin School Photo
All-girls
(3)
275 S Ithan Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 801-1869
Gr: NS-12 | 635 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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
(2)
701 Montgomery Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 525-2700
Gr: PK-12 | 566 students Sports: 14 Tuition listed
Benchmark School
Benchmark School Photo
Special Education School
(13)
2107 North Providence Road
Media, PA 19063
(610) 565-3741
Gr: 1-8 | 169 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 7 Tuition listed
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 (Catholic)
(3)
363 N. Valley Forge Road
Devon, PA 19333
(610) 688-7337
Gr: 6-12 | 325 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 24 Tuition listed
Friends School Haverford
Friends School Haverford Photo
(Friends)
(8)
851 Buck Lane
Haverford, PA 19041
(610) 642-2334
Gr: NS-3 | 49 students Avg. class size: 10 students Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Friends' Central Lower School
(Friends)
228 Old Gulph Rd
Wynnewood, PA 19096
(610) 642-7575
Gr: NS-5 | 264 students Avg. class size: 13 students Acceptance rate listed
Germantown Friends School
Germantown Friends School Photo
(Friends)
31 W Coulter Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 951-2300
Gr: NS-12 | 1,157 student Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 74 Tuition listed
Girard College
Girard College Photo - Founder's Hall
(2)
2101 S College Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19121
(215) 787-2621
Gr: 1-12 | 319 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Gladwyne Montessori School
The Gladwyne Montessori School 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
Gr: PK-6 | 196 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
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
Gr: NS-12 | 356 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Haverford School
The Haverford School Photo - Haverford's visual arts program includes 10 dedicated art studios and a design and engineering studio. Students experiment with 3D printing and other new media.
All-boys
(1)
450 Lancaster Ave.
Haverford, PA 19041
(610) 642-3020
Gr: PK-12 | 943 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 34 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Hillside School
The Hillside School Photo - The Hillside School
(5)
2697 Brookside Road
Macungie, PA 18062
(610) 967-3701
Gr: K-8 | 46 students Avg. class size: 8 students Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition listed
Holy Child School at Rosemont
Holy Child School at Rosemont Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
1344 Montgomery Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 922-1000
Gr: NS-8 | 340 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 18 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Janus School
The Janus School Photo - The Janus School
Special Education School
205 Lefever Road
Mount Joy, PA 17552
(717) 653-0025
Gr: K-12 | 61 students Avg. class size: 5 students Sports: 1 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition listed
Lancaster Country Day School
Lancaster Country Day School Photo
(1)
725 Hamilton Road
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 392-2916
Gr: PK-12 | 568 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 15 Acceptance rate listed
Meadowbrook School
Meadowbrook School Photo
(6)
1641 Hampton Rd
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 884-3238
Gr: NS-6 | 119 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
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
(484) 326-8822
Gr: PK-8 | 287 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Norwood-fontbonne Academy
Norwood-fontbonne Academy Photo
(Catholic)
(6)
8891 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-3811
Gr: PK-8 | 366 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 27 Tuition listed
Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr
Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr 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 (Catholic)
480 S Bryn Mawr Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 527-3915
Gr: PK-12 | 179 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 25 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Vanguard School
Vanguard School Photo - The Vanguard School, Malvern, PA
Special Education School
1777 N. Valley Road
Malvern, PA 19355
(610) 296-6700
Gr: PK-12 | 265 students Avg. class size: 6 students Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
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.
(6)
6000 Wayne Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 248-1662
Gr: PK-8 | 196 students Avg. class size: 19 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Waldron Mercy Academy
Waldron Mercy Academy Photo - Waldron Mercy Academy, a Catholic School sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, is a diverse, faith community rooted in the gospel values of mercy and justice.
(Catholic)
(1)
513 Montgomery Avenue
Merion Station, PA 19066
(610) 664-9847
Gr: NS-8 | 410 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 16 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
West Chester Friends School
(Friends)
415 N High Street
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 696-2615
Gr: PK-5 | 162 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 37 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Daniel Morris School
Daniel Morris School Photo - Graduate and staff
Special Program Emphasis
(2)
3400 Pickertown Rd
Chalfont, PA 18914
(215) 249-7734
Gr: 1-12 | 20 students Avg. class size: 4 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Holy Child Academy
Holy Child Academy Photo
(Catholic)
(6)
475 Shadeland Ave
Drexel Hill, PA 19026
(610) 259-2712
Gr: NS-8 | 170 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Miquon School
The Miquon School Photo
Alternative School
(5)
2025 Harts Lane
Conshohocken, PA 19428
(610) 828-1231
Gr: PK-6 | 141 students Avg. class size: 20 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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