20 Philly High Schools Among Top 100 In Metro Area

PHILADELPHIA — A new list of high school rankings by metro areas from U.S. News has been released. And 20 Philadelphia high schools were ranked among the top 100 in the 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.

Julia R. Masterman Secondary School was ranked No. 1, Central High School No. 5, and Academy at Palumbo No. 29.

These schools were ranked No. 2, No. 20, and No. 47 in 2018, respectively.

Others in the top 100 are:

• Carver High School, No 41
• Girard Academic Music Program, No. 44
• William W. Bodine High School, No. 45
• Franklin Towne Charter High School, No. 50
• Mast Community Charter School, No. 51
• New Foundations Charter School, No. 52
• Girls High School, No. 56
• Parkway-Center City, No. 58
• Creative and Performing Arts, No. 64
• Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, No. 73
• Constitution High School, No. 80
• Lankenau High School, No. 81
• Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School, No. 87
• Parkway West, No. 90
• Freire Charter School, No. 91
• Mastery Charter School - Thomas Campus, No. 94
• Mastery Charter School-Pickett Campus, No. 97

See the full list of Philly metro high school ranks here.

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."

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