Schools

Philly Mag Ranks Local High Schools

A Philadelphia school takes the No. 1 spot in this year's Philadelphia Magazine rankings.

Philadelphia Magazine is in newsstands and online with its Best High Schools issue.

This year, Philadelphia’s Masterman took the top spot. Lower Merion High School took second place and Unionville took number three.

Here’s how local Chester County high schools fared:
3. Unionville (Unionville-Chadds Ford School District)
4. Conestoga (Tredyffrin-Easttown School District)
9. Great Valley (Great Valley School District)
24. Henderson (West Chester Area School District)
29. Downingtown West (Downingtown Area School District)
31. Phoenixville Area (Phoenixville Area School District)
36. West Chester East (West Chester Area School District)
38. Bayard Rustin (West Chester Area School District)

Check out Philadelphia Magazine’s full Top 100 list.

Philadelphia Magazine said their rankings were based on a variety of factors, including graduation rate, test scores, student/faculty ratio, spending per student and more. Philadelphia magazine lists all the factors and how they were weighted in the ranking process.

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