Best High Schools In Philly Metro: See New Rankings By U.S. News

U.S. News has just released its annual ranking of high schools by metro, and several Eastern Pennsylvania high schools are included among the top 100 in the Philadelphia metro area.

Separate from the publication’s annual ranking of the best high schools in the country — published in April — the best high schools by metro area rankings released on Wednesday analyze how schools compare to each other in the same region.

The Philadelphia metro statistical area includes parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland.

US News High School Rankings 2019: Philly Schools Among PA's Best

U.S. News says it used the same methodology to compile the metro-area rankings as it did for the national rankings. Metros areas were matched to their corresponding core-based statistical areas as defined by the government. The U.S. Census Bureau says metro areas and micropolitan areas (which have a population of between 10,000 and 50,000) are collectively referred to as core-based statistical areas.

“We’ve heard from students, parents and school officials that they’re interested in seeing how their school compares with others in the community,” Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News, said in a news release. “With these new rankings, residents in more than 900 metro areas nationwide can see which local schools are succeeding at educating and graduating their students.”

Here are the Eastern Pennsylvania schools that are among the top 100 in the Philadelphia metro area, according to U.S. News:

• Julia R. Masterman Secondary School, Philadelphia, PA (1)
• Downingtown STEM Academy, Downingtown (2)
• Radnor High School, Radnor (4)
• Central High School, Philadelphia (5)
• Conestoga High School,Berwyn (6)
• Strath Haven High School, Wallingford (7)
• Unionville High School, Kennett Square (8)
• New Hope-Solebury High School, New Hope (9)
• Wissahickon High School, Ambler (11)
• Central Bucks High School East, Doylestown (12)
• Lower Moreland High School, Huntingdon Valley (14)
• Great Valley High School, Malvern (15)
• Central Bucks High School West, Doylestown (16)
• Harriton High School, Bryn Mawr (17)
• Spring-Ford Senior High School, Royersford (19)
• Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School, Plymouth Meeting (20)
• Lower Merion High School, Ardmore (21)
• Downingtown High School East Campus, Downingtown (22)
• Renaissance Academy Charter School, Phoenixville (23)
• Perkiomen Valley High School, , Collegeville (24)
• Haverford High School, Havertown (25)
• West Chester East High School, West Chester (26)
• Garnet Valley High School, Glen Mills (27)
• West Chester Bayard Rustin High School, West Chester (28)
• Academy at Palumbo, Philadelphia (29)
• Central Bucks High School South, Warrington (30)
• West Chester Henderson High School, West Chester (31)
• Abington High School, Abington (32)
• Jenkintown Middle/High School, Jenkintown (33)
• North Penn High School, Lansdale (34)
• Council Rock High School North, Newtown (35)
• Souderton Area High School, Souderton (36)
• Upper Dublin High School, Fort Washington (37)
• Methacton High School, Eagleville (39)
• Penncrest High School, Media (40)
• Carver High School, Philadelphia (41)
• Downingtown High School West Campus, Downingtown (43)
• Girard Academic Music Program, Philadelphia (44)
• William W. Bodine High School, Philadelphia (45)
• Kennett High School, Kennett Square (46)
• Owen J Roberts High School, Pottstown (47)
• Upper Merion High School, King of Prussia (48)
• Springfield High School, Springfield (49)
• Franklin Towne Charter High School, Philadelphia (50)
• Mast Community Charter School, Philadelphia (51)
• New Foundations Charter School, Philadelphia (52)
• Council Rock High School South, Holland (53)
• Pennsbury High School, Fairless Hills (55)
• Girls High School, Philadelphia (56)
• Parkway-Center City, Philadelphia (58)
• Springfield Twp High School, Erdenheim (59)
• Cheltenham High School, Cheltenham (60)
• Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School, Horsham (61)
• Neshaminy High School, Langhorne (62)
• Palisades High School, Kintnersville (63)
• Creative and Performing Arts, Philadelphia (64)
• Avon Grove High School, West Grove (67)
• Phoenixville Area High School, Phoenixville (68)
• Quakertown Community High School, Quakertown (69)
• Marple Newtown High School, Newtown Square (71)
• Upper Moreland High School, Willow Grove (72)
• Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, Philadelphia (73)
• Upper Perkiomen High School, Pennsburg (74)
• Ridley High School, Folsom (76)
• Constitution High School, Philadelphia (80)
• Lankenau High School, Philadelphia (81)
• Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School, Philadelphia (87)
• Esperanza Academy Charter High School (89)
• Parkway West, Philadelphia (90)
• Freire Charter School, Philadelphia (91)
• Norristown Area High School, Norristown (92)
• Mastery Charter School - Thomas Campus, Philadelphia (94)
• Mastery Charter School-Pickett Campus, Philaelphia (97)
• Pennridge High School, Perkasie (98)

You can read more about the rankings via U.S. News here.