Greater Glenside school districts, private schools, Catholic schools ranked by Niche for 2025

The Lower Moreland Township and Jenkintown School Districts have been ranked top 50 in the state this year, according to an analysis by Niche, a Pittsburgh-based firm which provides in-depth metrics of schools and neighborhoods.

To determine its rankings, Niche analyzed more than 11,000 school districts nationwide using quantitative data from sources like the U.S. Department of Education, and factoring in extracurricular activities, college prep, test scores, diversity and student-teacher ratios.

Greater Glenside districts received the following state rankings:

  • #30: Lower Moreland
  • #31: Jenkintown
  • #53: Abington
  • #76: Springfield Township
  • #77: Cheltenham
  • #111: Upper Moreland

Among Catholic high schools, La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor came in at #5, and Germantown Academy of Fort Washington came in at #17.

Among private K-12 schools, Abington Friends came in at #16 in the state.

Here are the top 25 school districts in Greater Philadelphia for 2025, according to Niche:

  1. Radnor Township School District
  2. Tredyffrin-Easttown School District
  3. Lower Merion School District
  4. Haddonfield Public Schools
  5. New Hope-Solebury School District
  6. Moorestown Township Public School District
  7. Spring-Ford Area School District
  8. Wissahickon School District
  9. Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
  10. Garnet Valley School District
  11. Colonial School District
  12. School District of Upper Dublin
  13. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District
  14. West Chester Area School District
  15. Downingtown Area School District
  16. Marple Newtown School District
  17. Springfield School District
  18. School District of Haverford Township
  19. Perkiomen Valley School District
  20. Lower Moreland Township School District
  21. Jenkintown School District
  22. Rose Tree Media School District
  23. Great Valley School District
  24. Upper Merion Area School District
  25. Council Rock School District

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