Great Valley High School Is PA's 15th Best In New Ranking

MALVERN, PA – Great Valley High School was ranked as the number 15 public high school in the state and the fourth best in Chester County, according to a new analysis by data experts at Niche.com.

The Great Valley School District was recently named the state's 11th best school district by Niche.com.

Nearby, Conestoga, Radnor, Harriton, and Lower Merion high schools were ranked No. 1, No. 3, No. 4, and No. 8, respectively.

To arrive at the rankings, the schools were given a letter grade in the following categories: academics; teachers; diversity; college prep; clubs & activities; and health & safety. Click here to see full list of the top 100 public high schools in Pennsylvania.

Niche said the grades were created after analyzing data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data, and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the rankings and the methodology here.)

Click here to see the "report cards" for all Bucks County high schools.

Niche.com released the list of the best public high schools as part of its 2019 K-12 rankings. Niche also released an analysis of the state's best school districts. You can see that here.

According to Niche's rankings, the best public high school in the country is Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois.

Story by Kara Semyour

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