2 Newtown Square High Schools Make PA's Top 100 In New Ranking

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA — Schools across Pennsylvania strive for greatness among their students, faculty, and staff. Unfortunately, some do better than others, and data compiler Niche recently listed the best public and private schools in the state.

So how do schools in Newtown Square fare in the rankings?

First, let's look at how the ranks were generated.

Each school received a letter grade in the following categories: Academics; Diversity; Teachers; College Prep; Clubs & Activities; Health & Safety; Administration; Sports; Food; and Resources & Facilities.

Niche's methodology is based on an analysis of academic and student-life data from the US Department of Education along with test scores, and feedback from Niche.com users. You can read the full methodology here.

The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square was ranked 4th overall in the state.

At No. 84 is Delaware County Christian School.

The list favors private schools; just two public schools made the top 10. The first public school to crack the list is Julia R. Masterman Secondary School, a magnet school in Philadelphia. It came in 7th. Conestoga Senior High School was ranked 8th.

See full Pennsylvania school ranks here.