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Council Rock North Named 16th Best Public High School In PA

CR North also ranked 14th in the state for the best teachers, according to Niche.com.

Council Rock North High School has been listed as the 15th best public high school in Pennsylvania by Niche.com.

The high school found itself at No. 15 on the 2017 Best Public High School In Pennsylvania and was also ranked 14th in the state for the best teachers, according to Niche.

Evaluators such as Niche examine public high school students' performances on state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, and high school ratings.

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Pennsylvania has some of the top public schools in the nation — and many more are considered among the best in the state, according Niche's recently released 2017 Best Public High Schools in America.

The rankings are "based on rigorous analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users," according to Niche. (Still skeptical? You can pick apart the site's full methodology here.)

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Here are the top 25 Pennsylvania public high schools according to Niche:

  1. Conestoga Senior High School, Berwyn
  2. Radnor Senior High School, Radnor
  3. North Allegheny High School, Wexford
  4. Harriton Senior High School, Rosemont
  5. Lower Merion High School, Ardmore
  6. Fox Chapel Area High School, Pittsburgh
  7. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School, Philadelphia
  8. Unionville High School, Kennett Square
  9. Mt. Lebanon Senior High School, Pittsburgh
  10. Central High School, Philadelphia
  11. Quaker Valley High School, Leetsdale
  12. Wissahickon Senior High School, Ambler
  13. North Penn Senior High School, Lansdale
  14. Central Bucks High School - South, Warrington
  15. New Hope-Solebury High School, New Hope
  16. Council Rock High School - North, Newtown
  17. Upper St. Clair High School, Pittsburgh
  18. State College Area High School, State College
  19. Great Valley High School, Malvern
  20. Strath Haven High School, Wallingford
  21. Marple Newtown Senior High School, Newtown Square
  22. Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School, Plymouth Meeting
  23. Garnet Valley High School, Glen Mills
  24. Central Bucks High School - West, Doylestown

Visit Niche's website to see the full list of the 100 best public high schools in Pennsylvania.

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