Best Public Schools in Ardmore, PA

The city of Ardmore, Pennsylvania is home to two high-performing schools - Lower Merion High School and Chestnutwold Elementary School. Both schools are part of highly-ranked school districts, with Lower Merion School District ranked 7th and Haverford Township School District ranked 19th out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania.

Lower Merion High School stands out as a top-performing institution, ranked 9th out of 686 Pennsylvania high schools and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years. The school boasts impressive test scores, with 80.1% of 11th graders proficient or better in Algebra I, 85.7% in Biology, and 90.4% in Literature - all significantly higher than state averages. Additionally, Lower Merion High School has a high 4-year graduation rate of 87.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.6%, while spending $29,676 per student, well above the state average.

While not quite at the same level as the high school, Chestnutwold Elementary School is also a strong performer, ranked 160th out of 1,526 Pennsylvania elementary schools and maintaining a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has impressive test scores, with 82.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 89.5% in Science across all grades. Chestnutwold spends $16,875 per student, which is lower than Lower Merion High School but still above the state average.