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Harriton SHS
A+

Harriton SHS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

600 N Ithan Ave, Rosemont, PA 19010 · (610) 658-3950 · Part of Lower Merion School District

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

Directions
Photo: Xinkecf35 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,239
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Harriton SHS

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 48 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 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
9–12Harriton SHSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency85%
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 ↗

600 N Ithan Ave, Rosemont

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9332
Grade 10309
Grade 11292
Grade 12306
Enrollment over time
1,275’20
1,287’21
1,261’22
1,206’23
1,239’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Asian 13%Black 8%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harriton SHS 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.