Best public high schools in the Philadelphia metro area

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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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#25. Downingtown High School East

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#25. Downingtown High School East

- Location: Downingtown Area School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,702 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#24. Central Bucks High School - West

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#24. Central Bucks High School - West

- Location: Central Bucks School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,504 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#23. Conrad Schools of Science

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#23. Conrad Schools of Science

- Location: Red Clay Consolidated School District, DE
- Enrollment: 1,169 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#22. Bayard Rustin High School

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#22. Bayard Rustin High School

- Location: West Chester Area School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,210 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#21. Spring-Ford Senior High School

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#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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#20. Unionville High School

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#20. Unionville High School

- Location: Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,306 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#19. Science Leadership Academy

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#19. Science Leadership Academy

- Location: Philadelphia City School District, PA
- Enrollment: 497 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#18. Garnet Valley High School

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#18. Garnet Valley High School

- Location: Garnet Valley School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,546 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#17. Strath Haven High School

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#17. Strath Haven High School

- Location: Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,159 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#16. Central Bucks High School - East

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#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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#15. Wissahickon Senior High School

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#15. Wissahickon Senior High School

- Location: Wissahickon School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,459 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#14. Great Valley High School

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#14. Great Valley High School

- Location: Great Valley School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,403 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#13. Cab Calloway School of the Arts

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#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+

#12. Haddonfield Memorial High School

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#12. Haddonfield Memorial High School

- Location: Haddonfield Public Schools, NJ
- Enrollment: 866 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#10. New Hope-Solebury High School

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#10. New Hope-Solebury High School

- Location: New Hope-Solebury School District, PA
- Enrollment: 445 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#9. Harriton Senior High School

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#9. Harriton Senior High School

- Location: Lower Merion School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,261 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#8. Newark Charter School

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#8. Newark Charter School

- Location: Newark, DE
- Enrollment: 2,987 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#7. Lower Merion High School

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#7. Lower Merion High School

- Location: Lower Merion School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,721 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#5. Downingtown STEM Academy

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#5. Downingtown STEM Academy

- Location: Downingtown Area School District, PA
- Enrollment: 924 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#4. The Charter School of Wilmington

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#4. The Charter School of Wilmington

- Location: Wilmington, DE
- Enrollment: 968 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#3. Radnor Senior High School

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#3. Radnor Senior High School

- Location: Radnor Township School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,126 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#2. Conestoga Senior High School

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#2. Conestoga Senior High School

- Location: Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, PA
- Enrollment: 2,347 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#1. Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School

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#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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