Nine Montgomery County high schools are among the top 50 in Pennsylvania, according to the 2023-2024 Best High Schools list from U.S. News & World Report.  

The rankings were based on the scores each institution earned in six different areas of school quality on a percentile basis.  

The metrics included college readiness, state assessment proficiency, state testing performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rate.  

Lower Merion High School was ranked in eighth place, the highest of all the Montgomery County high schools on the list. The school has a graduation rate of 96 percent. 

Here is the complete list Montgomery County high schools that made the top 50 in Pennsylvania:  

8. Lower Merion High School, Ardmore 

11. Harriton High School, Rosemont 

23. Lower Moreland High School, Huntingdon Valley 

24. Wissahickon High School, Ambler 

25. Spring-Ford Senior High School, Royersford  

31. Upper Dublin High School, Fort Washington  

37. Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School, Plymouth Meeting  

45. Perkiomen Valley High School, Collegeville  

49. Methacton High School, Eagleville  

Read more about the best high schools in Pennsylvania in U.S. News & World Report. 

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Editor’s note: This post first appeared on MONTCO Today in January 2024.