Is Lower Merion High School a good school?

Yes. Lower Merion High School ranks in the top 7.9% of Pennsylvania high schools.

How many students attend Lower Merion High School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,628 students attended Lower Merion High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lower Merion High School?

Students at Lower Merion High School are 65% White, 12% African American, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Lower Merion High School?

Lower Merion High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cynwyd School Elementary : Merion Elementary School Elementary : Penn Wynne School Middle : Bala-Cynwyd Middle School

Lower Merion High School in Ardmore PA

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Lower Merion High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lower Merion High School 50^th of 634 Pennsylvania public high schools. (See Lower Merion High School in the ranking list.)

Lower Merion School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lower Merion School District 10^th of 599 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lower Merion High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	PA State Percentile
2003	96.49	6^th	583	99.0%
2004	94.50	9^th	590	98.5%
2005	89.49	17^th	593	97.1%
2006	88.20	23^rd	604	96.2%
2007	89.25	18^th	615	97.1%
2008	91.60	15^th	621	97.6%
2009	91.20	15^th	632	97.6%
2010	89.51	22^nd	649	96.6%
2011	88.22	27^th	660	95.9%
2012	89.56	18^th	664	97.3%
2013	91.34	10^th	591	98.3%
2014	85.87	46^th	580	92.1%
2015	91.04	10^th	680	98.5%
2016	87.57	21^st	677	96.9%
2017	86.14	36^th	663	94.6%
2018	87.41	30^th	673	95.5%
2019	91.60	10^th	693	98.6%
2021	87.62	33^rd	537	93.9%
2022	86.69	50^th	634	92.1%

Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Lower Merion High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1055	107	43	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	1215
1989	986	89	48	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	1137
1990	878	95	63	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	1046
1991	858	91	51	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	1008
1992	905	79	43	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	1045
1993	868	77	49	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	1004
1994	878	73	56	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	1021
1995	913	116	44	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	1086
1996	913	116	44	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	1086
1997	961	132	55	19	3	n/a	n/a	0	1170
1998	1009	131	53	15	13	n/a	n/a	0	1221
1999	1059	124	51	8	8	n/a	n/a	0	1250
2000	1089	115	58	18	9	n/a	n/a	0	1289
2001	1104	109	55	13	6	n/a	n/a	0	1287
2002	1224	118	64	15	16	n/a	n/a	0	1437
2003	1224	118	64	15	16	n/a	n/a	0	1437
2004	1278	134	67	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	1499
2005	1331	133	79	19	4	n/a	n/a	0	1566
2006	1332	131	92	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	1584
2007	1323	169	101	31	5	n/a	n/a	0	1629
2008	1262	156	93	26	5	n/a	n/a	0	1542
2009	1174	161	94	34	3	n/a	n/a	3	1469
2010	1099	175	90	29	3	n/a	n/a	5	1401
2011	1025	154	104	31	2	0	7	0	1323
2012	957	155	111	30	1	0	5	0	1259
2013	969	146	129	34	0	0	5	0	1283
2014	972	152	129	34	0	0	6	0	1293
2015	975	164	146	48	0	0	17	0	1350
2016	1022	174	156	59	0	0	29	0	1440
2017	1013	183	150	55	0	0	33	0	1434
2018	1030	184	162	65	0	0	35	0	1476
2019	1036	192	168	70	0	0	46	0	1512
2020	1038	189	175	69	0	0	61	0	1532
2021	1051	190	169	84	0	1	73	0	1568
2022	1058	195	178	94	0	3	100	0	1628

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lower Merion High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1215	77.6	15.6	n/a
1989	1137	88.4	12.8	n/a
1990	1046	85.0	12.3	0
1991	1008	83.0	12.1	n/a
1992	1045	75.0	13.9	n/a
1993	1004	76.8	13.1	n/a
1994	1021	78.2	13.1	n/a
1995	1086	85.6	12.7	n/a
1996	1086	85.6	12.7	n/a
1997	1170	87.2	13.4	n/a
1998	1221	91.4	13.4	n/a
1999	1250	93.4	13.4	n/a
2000	1289	95.0	13.6	4.7
2001	1287	96.7	13.3	5.4
2002	1437	110.9	13.0	4.4
2003	1437	110.9	13.0	4.4
2004	1499	113.3	13.2	3.9
2005	1566	112.1	14.0	4
2006	1584	114.7	13.8	6.1
2007	1629	120.6	13.5	5.4
2008	1542	131.2	11.8	7.1
2009	1469	133.2	11.0	8.2
2010	1401	128.0	10.9	7.4
2011	1323	122.6	10.7	7.3
2012	1259	117.7	10.6	10.3
2013	1283	116.7	10.9	10.1
2014	1293	116.9	11.0	9.7
2015	1350	117.0	11.5	12.9
2016	1440	118.0	12.2	14
2017	1434	118.6	12.0	10.8
2018	1476	120.4	12.2	12.8
2019	1512	121.9	12.4	11.5
2020	1532	128.5	11.9	14
2021	1568	126.2	12.4	15.1
2022	1628	133.2	12.2	13.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Lower Merion High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1215	77.6	15.6	n/a
1989	1137	88.4	12.8	n/a
1990	1046	85.0	12.3	0
1991	1008	83.0	12.1	n/a
1992	1045	75.0	13.9	n/a
1993	1004	76.8	13.1	n/a
1994	1021	78.2	13.1	n/a
1995	1086	85.6	12.7	n/a
1996	1086	85.6	12.7	n/a
1997	1170	87.2	13.4	n/a
1998	1221	91.4	13.4	n/a
1999	1250	93.4	13.4	n/a
2000	1289	95.0	13.6	4.7
2001	1287	96.7	13.3	5.4
2002	1437	110.9	13.0	4.4
2003	1437	110.9	13.0	4.4
2004	1499	113.3	13.2	3.9
2005	1566	112.1	14.0	4
2006	1584	114.7	13.8	6.1
2007	1629	120.6	13.5	5.4
2008	1542	131.2	11.8	7.1
2009	1469	133.2	11.0	8.2
2010	1401	128.0	10.9	7.4
2011	1323	122.6	10.7	7.3
2012	1259	117.7	10.6	10.3
2013	1283	116.7	10.9	10.1
2014	1293	116.9	11.0	9.7
2015	1350	117.0	11.5	12.9
2016	1440	118.0	12.2	14
2017	1434	118.6	12.0	10.8
2018	1476	120.4	12.2	12.8
2019	1512	121.9	12.4	11.5
2020	1532	128.5	11.9	14
2021	1568	126.2	12.4	15.1
2022	1628	133.2	12.2	13.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Lower Merion High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$193 (0.7%)	$26,600 (99.3%)	$26,794
2020	$146 (0.5%)	$26,975 (99.5%)	$27,122
2021	$332 (1.2%)	$28,359 (98.8%)	$28,690

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lower Merion High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 10^th of 693 High schools	Ranks 50^th of 634 High schools	6.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
11th Grade Algebra I (Lower Merion High School)	89.2	81.1	8.1%
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania)	63.3	36.2	27.1%
11th Grade Biology (Lower Merion High School)	93.5	93.6	0.1%
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania)	63.2	67.6	4.4%
11th Grade Literature (Lower Merion High School)	96.2	95.5	0.7%
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania)	71.5	35.1	36.4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1512	1568	3.7%
African American	192	190	1%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	168	169	0.6%
Hispanic	70	84	20%
Pacific Islander	0	1
White	1036	1051	1.4%
Two or More Races	46	73	58.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	11.5%	15.1%	3.5%

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Elementary:	Cynwyd School
	Merion Elementary School
	Penn Wynne School
Middle:	Bala-Cynwyd Middle School