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1 / 25#25. Downingtown High School East
- Location: Downingtown Area School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,702 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
Best public high schools in the Philadelphia metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best public high schools in the Philadelphia metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. Central Bucks High School - West
- Location: Central Bucks School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,504 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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3 / 25#23. Conrad Schools of Science
- Location: Red Clay Consolidated School District, DE
- Enrollment: 1,169 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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4 / 25#22. Bayard Rustin High School
- Location: West Chester Area School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,210 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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5 / 25#21. Spring-Ford Senior High School
- Location: Spring-Ford Area School District, PA
- Enrollment: 2,631 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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6 / 25#20. Unionville High School
- Location: Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,306 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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7 / 25#19. Science Leadership Academy
- Location: Philadelphia City School District, PA
- Enrollment: 497 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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8 / 25#18. Garnet Valley High School
- Location: Garnet Valley School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,546 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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9 / 25#17. Strath Haven High School
- Location: Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,159 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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10 / 25#16. Central Bucks High School - East
- Location: Central Bucks School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,365 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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11 / 25#15. Wissahickon Senior High School
- Location: Wissahickon School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,459 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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12 / 25#14. Great Valley High School
- Location: Great Valley School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,403 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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13 / 25#13. Cab Calloway School of the Arts
- Location: Red Clay Consolidated School District, DE
- Enrollment: 930 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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14 / 25#12. Haddonfield Memorial High School
- Location: Haddonfield Public Schools, NJ
- Enrollment: 866 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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15 / 25#11. Moorestown High School
- Location: Moorestown Township Public School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 1,267 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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16 / 25#10. New Hope-Solebury High School
- Location: New Hope-Solebury School District, PA
- Enrollment: 445 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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17 / 25#9. Harriton Senior High School
- Location: Lower Merion School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,261 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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18 / 25#8. Newark Charter School
- Location: Newark, DE
- Enrollment: 2,987 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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19 / 25#7. Lower Merion High School
- Location: Lower Merion School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,721 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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20 / 25#6. Central High School
- Location: Philadelphia City School District, PA
- Enrollment: 2,364 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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21 / 25#5. Downingtown STEM Academy
- Location: Downingtown Area School District, PA
- Enrollment: 924 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. The Charter School of Wilmington
- Location: Wilmington, DE
- Enrollment: 968 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. Radnor Senior High School
- Location: Radnor Township School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,126 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Conestoga Senior High School
- Location: Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, PA
- Enrollment: 2,347 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School
- Location: Philadelphia City School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,186 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
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