Lower Moreland Among Top High Schools In PA: U.S. News

LOWER MORELAND, PA — Lower Moreland High School has been named one of the top high schools in Pennsylvania, according to a new ranking from U.S. News and World Report.

The 2025-2026 Best High School Rankings, released Tuesday, evaluated nearly 24,000 public high schools from around the nation, and ranked some 18,000 of them.

Lower Moreland was ranked 27th overall in Pennsylvania, out of the 741 that were evaluated.

That was good enough for fifth in Montgomery County, trailing only Lower Merion, Harriton, Wissahickon, and Plymouth-Whitemarsh high schools.

Schools were evaluated on how effectively they serve all students, including underserved populations, with college readiness specifically measured through student participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams.

The rankings consider curriculum breadth and overall student outcomes as well. U.S. News worked with RTI International, a global research firm, to implement the comprehensive ranking methodology, using the most current data from the 2022-2023 school year.

A total of 15 Montgomery County schools placed in the top 100 statewide, out of the 741 that were evaluated. Here's how they stacked up:

11. Lower Merion

12. Harriton

21. Wissahickon

24. Plymouth-Whitemarsh

27. Lower Moreland

36. Spring-Ford

39. Upper Dublin

40. Jenkintown

41. Perkiomen Valley

48. Springfield Township

59. Owen J. Roberts

76. Methacton

78. Souderton

79. North Penn

87. Abington

102. Boyertown

141. Upper Perkiomen

147. Upper Merion

200. Hatboro-Horsham

203. Cheltenham

235. Upper Pottsgrove

273. Upper Moreland

467. Pottstown

471. Norristown