Why choose Waldron Mercy Academy from the many independent, private elementary schools on the Main Line? Because we think your child deserves the advantage of a Waldron Mercy Academy education.
Your child will experience:
• Challenging Academics
• Strong Foundation in Faith
• Joy of Discovery in the Arts, Sciences and Languages
• Character-Building Extracurriculars
Our school continues the mission of Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy. We connect the rich to the poor and the healthy to the sick through community outreach programs. We celebrate academic progress and encourage students to develop the confidence necessary to assume responsible membership and leadership in the global community.
At Waldron Mercy, students address the needs of others through acts of service. They learn to serve not merely out of charity, but from a developing sense of social justice.
Children learn in an atmosphere of openness, trust, hospitality and outreach. This charism of Mercy based upon the Christian values of faith, hope and love is the guiding principle of our school.
Our school:
- Founded in 1923; Coeducational, since 1987
- 514 students
- Child Care, for children from three months to four years, full-day pre-k, kindergarten, and Montessori, Grades one through eight
- Class size: between 12 and 21
- Classes per age group: 2 and 3
- Student/Faculty ratio 1:8
- Faculty/Staff: 76
- Advanced degrees: 60% of faculty
- 10+ years of service: 75% of faculty
- Setting: 35 acre suburban campus, just outside Philadelphia
- Transportation: bus or van service from 22 school districts, SEPTA bus
- Accreditation: Middle States Association and Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
- Formal open houses held nine times during the school year
Diversity
Our current enrollment is:
- 50% male, 50% female
- 77% Caucasian, 23% other racial heritage
- 77% Catholic, 23% other denominations
- 46% urban, 54% suburban
This diversity provides a rich training ground for students to grow in acceptance and respect for each other.