6 Bucks County High Schools Ranked By U.S. News

U.S. News & World Report has released its list of top high schools in the nation. U.S. News evaluated more than 28,000 schools to determine the top public high schools nationally, and in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Six high schools in Bucks County made the list of the best in Pennsylvania.

The top ranking Bucks County high school was New Hope-Solebury, which was ranked third in the state and 320th nationally. Bucks County schools that were also included in the top 100 include: Central Bucks East, West and South; Council Rock North; and Quakertown Community High School.

All schools in the 2016 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings have graduating students who get exposure to college-level work by passing at least one AP or IB exam, according to the publication.

U.S. News also looked at the following criteria:

• Overall student performance on state-required tests;
• How effectively schools educated their disadvantaged students – those of black, Hispanic and low-income backgrounds;
• High school graduation rates (new this year);
• How well they prepared students for college based on participation in and performance on AP and IB exams.

Read the full methodology here.

Here is the list of top schools in Pennsylvania. (Schools in the top 500 nationally were so noted):

1. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School, Philadelphia (46th nationally)
2. New Hope-Solebury High School, New Hope (320th nationally)
3. Conestoga High School, Berwyn (353rd nationally)
4. Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, Erie (412th nationally)
5. Lower Merion High School, Ardmore (480th nationally)
6. Quaker Valley High School, Leetsdale (485th nationally)
7. Strath Haven High School, Wallingford
8. Unionville High School, Kennett Square
9. Lower Moreland, Huntington Valley
10. Pine-​Richland High School, Gibsonia
11. Upper Saint Clair High School, Pittsburgh
12. Renaissance Academy Charter School, Phoenixville
13. Radnor High School, Radnor
14. Central Bucks West High School , Doylestown
15. Pittsburgh CAPA 6-​12, Pittsburgh
16. Wissahickon High School, Ambler
17. Council Rock High School North, Newtown
18. Great Valley High School, Malvern
19. Peters Twp High School, Mcmurray
20. Hampton High School, Allison Park
21. Mt Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh
22. Perkiomen Valley High School, Collegeville
23. Methacton High School, Eagleville
24. Plymouth-​Whitemarsh High School, Plymouth Meeting
25. Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School, Bethlehem
26. Hershey High School, Hershey
27. Mast Community Charter School, Philadelphia
28. Harriton High School, Rosemont
29. South Fayette Township High School, Mcdonald
30. Central Bucks East High School, Doylestown
31. Central High School, Philadelphia
32. Academy at Palumbo, Philadelphia
33. Avon Grove High School, West Grove
34. Penncrest High School, Media
35. Penn Manor High School, Millersville
36. Wilson High School, West Lawn
37. Manheim Twp High School, Lancaster
38. Upper Merion High School, King of Prussia
39. Souderton Area High School, Souderton
40. Delaware Valley High School, Milford
41. Haverford High School, Havertown
42. West Chester East High School, West Chester
43. West Chester Henderson High School, West Chester
44. Abington Heights High School, Clarks Summit
45. Central Bucks South High School, Warrington
46. North Penn High School, Lansdale
47. North Hills High School, Pittsburgh
48. Abington High School, Abington
49. Pittsburgh Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh
50. Jenkintown Middle/​High School, Jenkinton
51. Fox Chapel Area High School, Pittsburgh
52. Pequea Valley High School, Kinzers
53. Garnet Valley High School, Glen Mills
54. Spring-​Ford Senior High School, Royersford
55. Northwestern Lehigh High School, New Tripoli
56. Gettysburg Area High School, Gettysburg
57. Susquehannock High School, Glen Rock
58. Girard Academic Music Program, Philadelphia
59. West Chester Bayard Rustin High School, West Chester
60. Danville Area High School, Danville
61. Selinsgrove Area High School, Selinsgrove
62. Lampeter-​Strasburg High School, Lampeter
63. Quakertown Community High School, Quakertown
64. Kennett High School, Kennett Square
65. Montgomery High School, Montgomery
66. Moon High School, Moon Township
67. Mars Area High School, Mars
68. Lankenau High School, Philadelphia
69. Ridley High School, Folsom
70. Motivation High School, Philadelphia
71. Carver High School, Philadelphia
72. Lake-​Lehman Junior/​Senior High School, Lehman
73. Esperanza Academy Charter High School, Philadelphia
74. Cedar Crest High School, Lebanon
75. Northeastern High School, Manchester
76. Marple Newtown High School, Newtown Square
77. Parkland High School, Allentown
78. Bloomsburg Area High School, Bloomsburg
79. Slippery Rock Area High School, Slippery Rock
80. Creative and Performing Arts, Philadelphia
81. Creative and Performing Arts, Philadelphia
82. Bodine William W High School, Philadelphia
83. Fort Cherry Junior/​Senior High School, McDonald
84. Pittsburgh Obama 6-​12, Pittsburgh
85. Greater Latrobe High School, Latrobe