Lower Moreland Ranks 7th on Top Area Public High School List
Philadelphia Magazine recently analyzed public high schools across the eight-county greater Philadelphia region and compiled a list of the area's top 100 schools.
Over the years the Lower Moreland School District has been honored with accolades celebrating its success and achievements. It's been awarded as a Blue-Ribbon winner in the past, and most recently came in ranked in the Top 10 for public area high schools.
LM made Philadelphia Magazine's list of the top 100 public high schools in the area for 2012. It ranks 7th overall, and second in Montgomery County.
The magazine's analysis included high schools in the eight-county Philadelphia area, including Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania and Burlington, Camden and Gloucester in New Jersey.
The rankings were based on a variety of factors, including graduation rates, standardized test scores, student/faculty ratio, total cost per student and others. View the full explanation of how the schools were ranked here.
The top-ranked high school on the list was Masterman in Philadelphia; Lower Merion was ranked second.
Schools in surrounding districts that made the list include:
- New Hope-Solebury (#11)
- Central Bucks East (#13)
- Council Rock North (#14)
- Central Bucks West (#22)
- Council Rock South (#26)
- Central Bucks South (#28)
- Pennsbury (#72)
- Neshaminy (#76)
- Bensalem (#94)
Here is the full list compiled on Phillymag.com:
| # | Public School | Location | # of Students | % to College | SAT (CR/M/W) | Student: Faculty | Instructional Spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masterman | Philadelphia | 413 | 99 | 620/652/626 | 18:1 | $6,516 |
| 2 | Lower Merion | Lower Merion | 1259 | 93 | 585/588/575 | 11:1 | $16,661 |
| 3 | Unionville | Unionville-Chadds Ford | 1379 | 93 | 572/581/564 | 15:1 | $10,078 |
| 4 | Conestoga | Tredyffrin-Easttown | 2053 | 95 | 578/601/576 | 15:1 | $10,788 |
| 5 | Harriton | Lower Merion | 1083 | 96 | 564/586/567 | 10:1 | $16,661 |
| 6 | Haddonfield | Haddonfield Borough | 762 | 94 | 568/577/569 | 11:1 | $7,171 |
| 7 | Lower Moreland | Lower Moreland Twp. | 712 | 98 | 539/569/560 | 12:1 | $10,361 |
| 8 | Radnor | Radnor Twp. | 1173 | 90 | 563/596/561 | 13:1 | $12,026 |
| 9 | Great Valley | Great Valley | 1250 | 93 | 558/562/547 | 13:1 | $11,097 |
| 10 | Strath Haven | Wallingford-Swarthmore | 1212 | 90 | 567/588/553 | 13:1 | $10,639 |
| 11 | New Hope-Solebury | New Hope-Solebury | 498 | 95 | 562/578/547 | 12:1 | $12,700 |
| 12 | Jenkintown | Jenkintown | 206 | 94 | 534/540/552 | 10:1 | $14,259 |
| 13 | Central Bucks East | Central Bucks | 1641 | 93 | 549/579/559 | 17:1 | $7,475 |
| 14 | Council Rock North | Council Rock | 2033 | 93 | 556/574/557 | 15:1 | $9,765 |
| 15 | Upper Dublin | Upper Dublin | 1456 | 92 | 549/580/549 | 14:1 | $10,032 |
| 16 | Moorestown | Moorestown Twp. | 1404 | 92 | 561/588/557 | 11:1 | $7,534 |
| 17 | Wissahickon | Wissahickon | 1458 | 93 | 535/562/545 | 13:1 | $11,540 |
| 18 | Downingtown East | Downingtown Area | 1739 | 86 | 539/561/537 | 14:1 | $8,350 |
| 19 | Central | Philadelphia | 2360 | 97 | 544/572/535 | 22:1 | $6,516 |
| 20 | Penncrest | Rose Tree Media | 1340 | 90 | 526/548/532 | 13:1 | $11,471 |
| 21 | Cherry Hill East | Cherry Hill Twp. | 2071 | 93 | 546/576/555 | 13:1 | $7,482 |
| 22 | Central Bucks West | Central Bucks | 1458 | 85 | 548/556/543 | 17:1 | $7,475 |
| 23 | Council Rock South | Council Rock | 2046 | 93 | 532/563/532 | 15:1 | $9,765 |
| 24 | Henderson | West Chester Area | 1259 | 87 | 537/549/523 | 14:1 | $9,382 |
| 25 | Methacton | Methacton | 1757 | 89 | 530/572/522 | 15:1 | $9,536 |
| 26 | Shawnee | Lenape Regional | 1608 | 94 | 543/551/533 | 12:1 | $8,227 |
| 27 | Garnet Valley | Garnet Valley | 1493 | 90 | 506/544/509 | 14:1 | $10,031 |
| 28 | Central Bucks South | Central Bucks | 1855 | 88 | 529/549/535 | 17:1 | $7,475 |
| 29 | Downingtown West | Downingtown Area | 1512 | 84 | 526/540/510 | 14:1 | $8,350 |
| 30 | Owen J. Roberts | Owen J. Roberts | 1474 | 88 | 525/526/522 | 14:1 | $8,958 |
| 31 | Phoenixville Area | Phoenixville Area | 913 | 85 | 514/535/511 | 12:1 | $12,347 |
| 32 | North Penn | North Penn | 3054 | 88 | 531/556/521 | 14:1 | $9,653 |
| 33 | Springfield Twp. | Springfield Twp. (Montco) | 645 | 86 | 519/524/512 | 12:1 | $11,746 |
| 34 | Eastern | Eastern Camden County Regional | 1039 | 88 | 535/567/543 | 14:1 | $6,799 |
| 35 | Girard Academic Music Program | Philadelphia | 241 | 97 | 483/501/478 | 16:1 | $6,516 |
| 36 | West Chester East | West Chester Area | 1364 | 86 | 518/533/514 | 15:1 | $9,382 |
| 37 | Hatboro-Horsham | Hatboro-Horsham | 1655 | 88 | 512/547/505 | 13:1 | $9,857 |
| 38 | Bayard Rustin | West Chester Area | 1333 | 88 | 520/527/508 | 15:1 | $9,382 |
| 39 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Twp. | 1469 | 87 | 513/520/505 | 13:1 | $12,530 |
| 40 | Plymouth Whitemarsh | Colonial | 1562 | 89 | 506/528/496 | 15:1 | $12,322 |
| 41 | Perkiomen Valley | Perkiomen Valley | 1790 | 88 | 532/550/518 | 17:1 | $8,617 |
| 42 | Upper Merion Area | Upper Merion Area | 1142 | 91 | 501/522/492 | 13:1 | $12,008 |
| 43 | Seneca | Lenape Regional | 1363 | 94 | 506/527/508 | 11:1 | $8,227 |
| 44 | Spring-Ford Senior | Spring-Ford Area | 2333 | 88 | 515/544/499 | 15:1 | $9,184 |
| 45 | Avon Grove | Avon Grove | 1791 | 82 | 516/532/497 | 16:1 | $7,238 |
| 46 | Springfield | Springfield (Delco) | 1204 | 95 | 491/523/484 | 15:1 | $9,720 |
| 47 | Lenape | Lenape Regional | 2016 | 94 | 509/547/505 | 11:1 | $8,227 |
| 48 | MaST Community CS | Charter (Phila.) | 415 | 87 | 511/518/494 | 16:1 | ND |
| 49 | Abington Senior | Abington | 1830 | 87 | 504/526/498 | 16:1 | $10,147 |
| 50 | Marple Newtown | Marple Newtown | 1140 | 83 | 502/514/488 | 14:1 | $10,461 |
| 51 | Cherokee | Lenape Regional | 2388 | 94 | 508/531/497 | 11:1 | $8,227 |
| 52 | Kennett | Kennett Consolidated | 1269 | 77 | 534/534/519 | 15:1 | $9,082 |
| 53 | Quakertown | Quakertown Community | 1175 | 86 | 509/526/487 | 15:1 | $9,540 |
| 54 | Haddon Twp. | Haddon Twp. | 571 | 88 | 494/511/480 | 10:1 | $6,550 |
| 55 | Palisades | Palisades | 667 | 72 | 528/546/516 | 13:1 | $10,761 |
| 56 | Pennridge | Pennridge | 2345 | 85 | 511/530/496 | 16:1 | $8,562 |
| 57 | Academy at Palumbo | Philadelphia | 642 | 96 | 476/488/446 | 20:1 | $6,516 |
| 58 | Bodine | Philadelphia | 552 | 94 | 464/467/455 | 16:1 | $6,516 |
| 59 | Souderton | Souderton Area | 2193 | 76 | 512/531/494 | 17:1 | $9,159 |
| 60 | Haverford | Haverford Twp. | 1781 | 70 | 523/533/506 | 20:1 | $9,712 |
| 61 | Cherry Hill West | Cherry Hill Twp. | 1526 | 93 | 504/519/518 | 12:1 | $7,482 |
| 62 | Creative and Performing Arts | Philadelphia | 683 | 91 | 504/472/496 | 16:1 | $6,516 |
| 63 | Renaissance Academy CS | Charter (Chester) | 242 | 91 | 485/472/467 | 13:1 | ND |
| 64 | Clearview Regional | Clearview Regional | 1602 | 86 | 498/530/493 | 14:1 | $5,926 |
| 65 | Science Leadership Academy | Philadelphia | 484 | 89 | 485/485/472 | 19:1 | $6,516 |
| 66 | Washington Twp. | Washington Twp. | 2519 | 90 | 493/507/491 | 11:1 | $7,897 |
| 67 | Avon Grove CS | Charter (Chester) | 256 | 77 | 516/508/489 | 13:1 | ND |
| 68 | Pitman | Pitman Borough | 413 | 94 | 499/517/480 | 10:1 | $7,416 |
| 69 | Upper Moreland | Upper Moreland Twp. | 963 | 85 | 497/508/473 | 15:1 | $9,338 |
| 70 | Upper Perkiomen | Upper Perkiomen | 982 | 74 | 509/519/501 | 15:1 | $8,966 |
| 71 | Northern Burlington County Reg. | Northern Burlington Regional | 1186 | 85 | 502/497/500 | 11:1 | $7,339 |
| 72 | Pennsbury | Pennsbury | 3221 | 82 | 513/527/496 | 15:1 | $10,504 |
| 73 | Haddon Heights | Haddon Heights Borough | 675 | 93 | 488/497/474 | 10:1 | $8,013 |
| 74 | Cinnaminson | Cinnaminson Twp. | 733 | 85 | 492/502/484 | 10:1 | $7,591 |
| 75 | Carver (Engineering and Science) | Philadelphia | 723 | 94 | 466/498/444 | 25:1 | $6,516 |
| 76 | Neshaminy | Neshaminy | 2710 | 82 | 492/519/481 | 15:1 | $10,476 |
| 77 | Kingsway Regional | Kingsway Regional | 1487 | 82 | 494/521/496 | 14:1 | $5,702 |
| 78 | Pottsgrove | Pottsgrove | 1075 | 77 | 505/504/486 | 15:1 | $9,414 |
| 79 | Audubon | Audubon | 576 | 82 | 487/506/480 | 10:1 | $7,345 |
| 80 | Burlington Twp. | Burlington Twp. | 1239 | 89 | 461/489/462 | 12:1 | $7,628 |
| 81 | Girls | Philadelphia | 993 | 88 | 463/471/458 | 19:1 | $6,516 |
| 82 | William Tennent | Centennial | 1881 | 81 | 488/500/471 | 16:1 | $9,425 |
| 83 | Timber Creek | Black Horse Pike Regional | 1437 | 88 | 482/494/480 | 14:1 | $6,505 |
| 84 | Delran | Delran Twp. | 899 | 80 | 472/497/467 | 12:1 | $6,449 |
| 85 | West Deptford | West Deptford Twp. | 911 | 87 | 481/495/469 | 13:1 | $6,088 |
| 86 | Sun Valley | Penn-Delco | 1117 | 81 | 457/472/446 | 14:1 | $7,890 |
| 87 | Oxford Area | Oxford Area | 1186 | 68 | 500/500/462 | 17:1 | $7,073 |
| 88 | Collegium CS | Charter (Chester) | 187 | 100 | 473/404/404 | 12:1 | ND |
| 89 | Ridley | Ridley | 2061 | 78 | 475/497/455 | 14:1 | $9,011 |
| 90 | Bordentown Regional | Bordentown Regional | 708 | 87 | 483/498/474 | 12:1 | $6,483 |
| 91 | Palmyra | Palmyra Borough | 313 | 95 | 457/446/454 | 8:1 | $7,398 |
| 92 | Rancocas Valley Regional | Rancocas Valley Regional | 2017 | 81 | 483/503/469 | 14:1 | $6,104 |
| 93 | Clayton | Clayton Borough | 338 | 77 | 464/496/449 | 9:1 | $6,168 |
| 94 | Bensalem | Bensalem Twp. | 1945 | 82 | 475/490/459 | 16:1 | $11,008 |
| 95 | Triton Regional | Black Horse Pike Regional | 1557 | 88 | 483/514/478 | 15:1 | $6,505 |
| 96 | Maple Shade | Maple Shade Twp. | 648 | 86 | 462/497/463 | 13:1 | $7,022 |
| 97 | Deptford Twp. | Deptford Twp. | 1070 | 83 | 453/487/444 | 11:1 | $7,036 |
| 98 | Interboro | Interboro | 1222 | 83 | 461/468/445 | 14:1 | $9,423 |
| 99 | Octorara | Octorara Area | 864 | 61 | 500/505/477 | 18:1 | $9,166 |
| 100 | Delsea Regional | Delsea Regional High | 1196 | 78 | 467/493/460 | 13:1 | $6,656 |
