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Lower Merion HS
A+

Lower Merion HS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

315 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore, PA 19003 · (610) 645-1810 · Part of Lower Merion School District

Lower Merion Township’s School Grade A+ better than 99% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
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Students
1,674
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lower Merion HS

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 50 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

Where Lower Merion Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Lower Merion HSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency87%
State average 37.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

315 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9367
Grade 10441
Grade 11409
Grade 12457
Enrollment over time
1,568’20
1,628’21
1,712’22
1,757’23
1,674’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Black 13%Asian 11%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lower Merion HS from Lower Merion Township families.

Other schools in Lower Merion School District

The district →
Penn Wynne Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wynnewood
A+
621 students13:1
Gladwyne Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Gladwyne
A+
556 students13:1
Penn Valley Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Narberth
A+
542 students12:1
Cynwyd Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bala Cynwyd
A+
446 students12:1
Merion El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Merion Station
A+
438 students11:1
Belmont Hills El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bala Cynwyd
A
358 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Lower Merion Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.