Top Ranked Media Private Elementary Schools (2026-27)

Benchmark School

Gr: 1-8 | 172 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 13

Special Education School

2107 North Providence Road

Media, PA 19063

(610) 565-3741

(13)

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Davidson School

Gr: PK-12 | 288 students

Special Education School

111 Elwyn Rd.

Media, PA 19063

(610) 891-2000

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Davidson School Elwyn Inc

Gr: NS-12 | 305 students

Special Education School

111 Elwyn Road

Media, PA 19063

(610) 891-2201

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Media-Providence Friends School

Gr: PK-8 | 119 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Sports: 3

Friends

125 W. 3rd Street

Media, PA 19063

(610) 565-1960

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St. Mary Magdalen School

Gr: PK-8 | 403 students

Catholic

2430 N Providence Rd

Media, PA 19063

(610) 565-1822

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The School In Rose Valley

Gr: PK-6 | 170 students

20 School Lane

Media, PA 19063

(610) 566-1088

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The Walden School

Gr: PK-5 | 120 students

Avg. class size: 14 students

Extracurriculars: 3

Montessori School

901 N Providence Rd

Media, PA 19063

(610) 892-8000

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Media, Pennsylvania Private Schools (Closed)

Nativity Bvm School

Gr: PK-8 | 168 students

Catholic

Gayley And Franklin Sts

Media, PA 19063

(610) 566-6881

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Media, PA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

1,577

Students

+5.6% (+84 students) 10-yr

$31,900

Avg. Tuition

+32.9% (+$7,900) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-13.3% (-2 students) 10-yr

41%

Students of Color

+51.9% (+14.0 pp) 10-yr

6:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-25.0% (-2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Media)

This State (PA)

# Schools

7 Schools

1,485 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools
Year	Media, PA Total Schools
2025	7
2024	7
2023	6
2022	6
2021	6
2020	6
2019	6
2018	6
2017	6
2016	6
2015	7

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# Students

1,577 Students

206,218 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	226	139	199
2024	226	126	192
2023	219	132	193
2022	213	175	205
2021	213	171	201
2020	209	144	188
2019	213	153	193
2018	213	151	190
2017	222	174	199
2016	225	174	196
2015	213	164	183

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% Students of Color

41%

26%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	37%	26%	33%
2024	37%	26%	32%
2023	28%	25%	32%
2022	28%	25%	32%
2021	27%	24%	31%
2020	28%	24%	31%
2019	24%	24%	31%
2018	24%	24%	30%
2017	28%	24%	31%
2016	28%	24%	31%
2015	27%	25%	31%

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0.68

0.57

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	0.68	0.57	0.64
2024	0.68	0.56	0.64
2023	0.64	0.56	0.63
2022	0.63	0.56	0.62
2021	0.63	0.55	0.62
2020	0.63	0.54	0.62
2019	0.53	0.53	0.61
2018	0.53	0.53	0.60
2017	0.51	0.51	0.59
2016	0.52	0.51	0.59
2015	0.52	0.51	0.58

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# American Indian Students

3 Students

195 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

76 Students

7,529 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	5%	4%	5%
2024	5%	4%	5%
2023	7%	5%	5%
2022	6%	4%	5%
2021	6%	4%	5%
2020	6%	3%	5%
2019	5%	4%	4%
2018	5%	4%	4%
2017	6%	3%	4%
2016	5%	3%	4%
2015	6%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

100 Students

10,145 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	7%	5%	9%
2024	7%	5%	9%
2023	6%	4%	9%
2022	6%	5%	8%
2021	6%	5%	9%
2020	6%	5%	9%
2019	5%	4%	8%
2018	5%	4%	8%
2017	5%	4%	8%
2016	5%	4%	8%
2015	4%	4%	8%

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# Black Students

352 Students

20,869 Students

% Black Students

23%

10%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	23%	10%	8%
2024	23%	10%	8%
2023	14%	10%	8%
2022	14%	11%	7%
2021	14%	11%	8%
2020	14%	10%	8%
2019	13%	10%	8%
2018	13%	10%	8%
2017	13%	9%	7%
2016	13%	9%	8%
2015	12%	10%	8%

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# White Students

734 Students

129,100 Students

% White Students

49%

62%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	49%	62%	55%
2024	49%	63%	55%
2023	55%	63%	55%
2022	57%	64%	57%
2021	57%	64%	57%
2020	57%	65%	58%
2019	66%	66%	59%
2018	66%	66%	59%
2017	68%	68%	61%
2016	67%	68%	61%
2015	67%	68%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

182 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

241 Students

39,929 Students

% of Others Students

16%

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	16%	19%	22%
2024	16%	18%	22%
2023	18%	18%	22%
2022	16%	16%	22%
2021	16%	16%	20%
2020	16%	17%	19%
2019	10%	16%	20%
2018	10%	16%	20%
2017	8%	16%	19%
2016	10%	16%	18%
2015	11%	15%	18%

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# Teachers

224 Teachers

19,011 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

6:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	7:1	11:1	11:1
2024	7:1	11:1	11:1
2023	8:1	11:1	11:1
2022	7:1	11:1	11:1
2021	7:1	12:1	11:1
2020	7:1	12:1	11:1
2019	6:1	12:1	11:1
2018	6:1	12:1	11:1
2017	7:1	12:1	11:1
2016	7:1	12:1	12:1
2015	8:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

61%

52%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	54%	51%	54%
2024	54%	51%	54%
2023	56%	51%	53%
2022	56%	51%	53%
2021	56%	50%	53%
2020	56%	49%	53%
2019	56%	49%	52%
2018	56%	49%	52%
2017	56%	48%	51%
2016	53%	48%	51%
2015	53%	46%	50%

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Average Class Size

13 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	13	15	16
2024	13	15	15
2023	13	15	15
2022	13	14	15
2021	13	14	15
2020	13	14	15
2019	14	14	15
2018	14	14	15
2017	14	14	15
2016	15	14	15
2015	15	14	15

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$31,900

$13,047

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	$29,833	$13,264	$14,043
2024	$32,625	$11,335	$12,357
2023	$29,870	$10,876	$11,693
2022	$15,750	$10,552	$11,199
2021	$15,750	$10,613	$10,824
2020	$15,750	$10,244	$10,496
2019	$15,750	$10,114	$10,300
2016	$25,100	$9,765	$9,307
2015	$24,000	$9,316	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$2,348

$2,315

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2021-2025)
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	$380	$2,361	$1,115
2024	$380	$2,018	$1,094
2023	$300	$2,091	$1,136
2022	$300	$2,003	$1,075
2021	$300	$1,686	$1,028

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Average % on Financial Aid

36%

45%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	38%	45%	34%
2024	38%	44%	33%
2023	40%	44%	33%
2022	40%	44%	32%
2021	40%	44%	32%
2020	40%	43%	31%
2019	42%	41%	30%
2018	42%	41%	29%
2017	42%	40%	29%
2016	37%	38%	28%
2015	33%	36%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$16,000

$5,793

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	$16,000	$5,626	$6,227
2024	$16,000	$5,262	$6,113
2016	$15,261	$4,695	$4,396
2015	$10,250	$4,361	$4,230

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Average Endowment Size

$9 million

$46.06 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	$9 M	$45 M	$33 M
2024	$9 M	$53 M	$24 M
2023	$9 M	$54 M	$24 M
2022	$9 M	$47 M	$24 M
2021	$9 M	$47 M	$23 M
2020	$9 M	$42 M	$21 M
2019	$9 M	$44 M	$20 M
2018	$9 M	$43 M	$22 M
2017	$9 M	$46 M	$20 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

99%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Media, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	94%	80%	81%
2024	92%	87%	85%
2023	85%	86%	85%
2022	85%	86%	85%
2021	85%	86%	86%
2020	85%	86%	86%
2019	85%	85%	85%
2018	85%	85%	85%
2017	85%	85%	86%
2016	85%	85%	85%
2015	85%	84%	86%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

4 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private elementary schools in Media, PA?

The private elementary schools in Media, PA include Davidson School, St. Mary Magdalen School, and Benchmark School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Media?

7 private elementary schools are located in Media.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Media?

Media private elementary schools are approximately 41% minority students, which is higher than the Pennsylvania private school average of 26%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Media?

29% of private elementary schools in Media are religiously affiliated (most commonly Friends and Catholic).

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