See How Bucks Co. High Schools Rank For Academics, Teachers, Etc.

A new ranking of the state's best public high schools has been released, and puts Council Rock North as the number one public high school in Bucks County. In total, 13 Bucks County public high schools were ranked by Niche. Three others received a scorecard, but were not included on the rankings.

The schools were given a letter grade in the following categories: academics; teachers; diversity; college prep; clubs & activities; and health & safety. Council Rock North got an A or an A+ in every category except for diversity, for which it got a C+.

To arrive at the rankings, Niche said it looked at 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.)

Here's how Bucks County high schools stacked up:

Council Rock High School - North (17th in PA)

Overall grade: A+
Academics: A+
Teachers:A+
Clubs & Activities: A
Diversity: C+
College Prep: A
Health & Safety: A

Central Bucks High School - South (18th in PA)

Overall grade: A+
Academics: A+
Teachers: A
Clubs & Activities: A+
Diversity: B-
College Prep: A
Health & Safety: A+

Central Bucks High School - East (21st in PA)

Overall grade: A+
Academics: A+
Teachers: A
Clubs & Activities: A
Diversity: C+
College Prep: A+
Health & Safety: A-

New Hope-Solebury High School (25th in PA)

Overall grade: A+
Academics: A+
Teachers: A+
Clubs & Activities: A-
Diversity: C+
College Prep: A
Health & Safety: A

Council Rock High School - South (29th in PA)

Overall grade: A+
Academics: A
Teachers: A+
Clubs & Activities: A+
Diversity: C+
College Prep: A
Health & Safety: A+

Central Bucks High School - West (32nd in PA)

Overall grade: A+
Academics: A
Teachers: A
Clubs & Activities: A+
Diversity: B-
College Prep: A
Health & Safety: A

Pennsbury High School (40th in PA)

Overall grade: A
Academics: A
Teachers: A+
Clubs & Activities: A
Diversity: B+
College Prep: A
Health & Safety: B-

Neshaminy High School (115th in PA)

Overall grade: A-
Academics: B+
Teachers: A-
Clubs & Activities: A
Diversity: B-
College Prep: B+
Health & Safety: A-

Palisades High School (119th in PA)

Overall grade: A-
Academics: A-
Teachers: B+
Clubs & Activities: B+
Diversity: C
College Prep: B+
Health & Safety: B+

Pennridge High School (126th in PA)
Overall grade: A-
Academics: B+
Teachers: A
Clubs & Activities: A-
Diversity: C+
College Prep: B+
Health & Safety: B

Quakertown Community High School (129th in PA)

Overall grade: A-
Academics: A-
Teachers: A-
Clubs & Activities: B
Diversity: B-
College Prep: B+
Health & Safety: B+

Bensalem Township High School (141st in PA)

Overall grade: B+
Academics: B
Teachers: B
Clubs & Activities: A
Diversity: A+
College Prep: B+
Health & Safety: B

William Tennent High School (158th in PA)

Overall grade: B+
Academics: B+
Teachers: B
Clubs & Activities: A-
Diversity: B+
College Prep: B+
Health & Safety: B+

Morrisville High School (not ranked in PA)

Overall grade: B-
Academics: B-
Teachers: B
Clubs & Activities: B-
Diversity: A
College Prep: B-
Health & Safety: B

Truman Senior High School (not ranked in PA)

Overall grade: B-
Academics: C+
Teachers: B-
Clubs & Activities: B-
Diversity: A
College Prep: B-
Health & Safety: C-

Bristol High School (not ranked in PA)

Overall grade: C+
Academics: C
Teachers: B
Clubs & Activities: C-
Diversity: A
College Prep: C
Health & Safety: C-

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.

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