Lower Merion High School serves 1,476 learners in grades 9-12.

Lower Merion High School placed in the upper 5% of all schools in Pennsylvania for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 5%, and reading proficiency is upper 5%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 82% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 45%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 91% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 63%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 30% of the learner body (majority African-American and Asian), which is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 34% (majority African-American and Latino).

School Overview: Lower Merion High School’s learner population of 1,476 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 120 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Lower Merion High School is ranked within the upper 5% of all 2,820 schools in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Lower Merion High School is 0.48, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.53. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Lower Merion High School is Haverford Senior High School (2.1 miles away)

The closest middle school is Welsh Valley Middle School (1.9 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Penn Valley School (1.2 miles away)