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New Ranking Of Delaware County School Districts Released

A new ranking of the Pennsylvania's best school districts has been released, so how did Delaware County schools fare in the ranks?

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Data compiler Niche has released its ranking for the best school Pennsylvania districts for the 2020-2021 school year. In Delaware County, the top ranked district is Radnor Township, followed by Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.

To arrive at the rankings, Niche issued a letter grade in the following categories: Academics; Diversity; Teachers; College Prep; Clubs & Activities; Health & Safety; Administration; Sports; Food; and Resources & Facilities.

Niche used data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data, and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

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Six Delaware County districts earned overall grades of A+. One earned an A grade, three got Bs, one got a B-, one got a C, one earned a C-, one earned a D+, and one got a D.

Radnor Township School District, which was ranked the best in Delaware County, earned the No. 1 spot among all Pennsylvania school districts.

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Niche gave Radnor an A+ in all categories except for diversity, for which it received a B.

Below are Delaware County school district grades from Niche:

  1. Radnor Township School District, A+
  2. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, A+
  3. Garnet Valley School District, A+
  4. Rose Tree Media School District, A+
  5. Springfield School District, A+
  6. School District of Haverford Township, A+
  7. Marple Newtown School District, A
  8. Ridley School District, B
  9. Interboro School District, B
  10. Penn-Delco School District, B
  11. Upper Darby School District, B-
  12. Chichester School District, C
  13. Southeast Delco School District, C-
  14. Chester Upland School District, D+
  15. William Penn School District, D

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