Montgomery County is home to eight out of the fifty best high schools in Pennsylvania, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

To determine the rankings for its 2021 Best High Schools in Pennsylvania list, U.S. News & World Report ranked schools performance across six indicators of school quality, including college readiness, college curriculum breadth, math and reading proficiency, math and reading performance, underserved student performance, and graduation rates.

Among Montgomery County schools, Lower Merion High School ranked highest in tenth place with an overall score of 97.18.

Wissahickon High School in Ambler and Harriton High School in Rosemont also broke into the top 15 at twelfth and thirteenth places respectively.

Next is Lower Moreland High School in Huntingdon Valley at No. 23, followed by Spring-Ford Senior High School in Royersford at No 31.

Meanwhile, Upper Dublin High School in Fort Washington ranked at No. 38.

The list is rounded out by Plymouth Whitemarsh High School in Plymouth meeting at No. 46 and Perkiomen Valley High School in Collegeville at No. 47.

Read more about the Best High Schools in Pennsylvania at the U.S. News & World Report.