All The PA Districts That Got An 'A' Score On New Ranking

More than 100 school districts around Pennsylvania have received at least an A- score in the latest comprehensive ranking from the education analysis service Niche.

A total of 24 of those schools notched the highest A+ score.

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Niche’s 2027 Best School Districts in America rankings combine federal and state data, school statistics, and over 3 million reviews from students, parents, and teachers to evaluate schools beyond test scores.

Top in all of Pennsylvania is Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, featuring Conestoga High School.

"Teachers are wonderful," one reviewer said of Tredyffrin-Easttown. "They have a fantastic reading support program for kids who need extra support. They make sure every child knows the critical basics and isn't left behind. They're also great with children that are advanced and offer advanced math starting in 2nd grade. Teachers are very responsive. Parents are very involved."

Other school districts in Pennsylvania that got an A- or better grade are ranked below:

1. Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, A+
2. Fox Chapel Area School District, A+
3. North Allegheny School District, A+
4. Mt. Lebanon School District, A+
5. Lower Merion School District, A+
6. Upper St. Clair School District, A+
7. Radnor Township School District, A+
8. State College Area School District, A+
9. Colonial School District, A+
10. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, A+
11. New Hope-Solebury School District, A+
12. Garnet Valley School District, A+
13. South Fayette Township School District, A+
14. Spring-Ford Area School District, A+
15. Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, A+
16. Peters Township School District, A+
17. Wissahickon School District, A+
18. Montour School District, A+
19. Central Bucks School District, A+
20. Downingtown Area School District, A+
21. School District of Upper Dublin, A+
22. Hampton Township School District, A+
23. Fairview School District, A+
24. Derry Township School District, A+
25. School District of Haverford Township, A
26. Perkiomen Valley School District, A
27. Lewisburg Area School District, A
28. Parkland School District, A
29. Great Valley School District, A
30. Cumberland Valley School District, A
31. Southern Lehigh School District, A
32. West Chester Area School District, A
33. West Jefferson Hills School District, A
34. Manheim Township School District, A
35. Springfield School District, A
36. Council Rock School District, A
37. Lower Moreland Township School District, A
38. Franklin Regional School District, A
39. Marple Newtown School District, A
40. Owen J. Roberts School District, A
41. Nazareth Area School District, A
42. Springfield Township School District, A
43. Camp Hill School District, A
44. Central Columbia School District, A
45. Rose Tree Media School District, A
46. Quaker Valley School District, A
47. Penn-Trafford School District, A
48. Pine-Richland School District, A
49. Avon Grove School District, A
50. Souderton Area School District, A
51. Abington School District, A
52. Hempfield School District, A
53. Neshannock Township School District, A
54. Moon Area School District, A
55. Wilson School District, A
56. North Penn School District, A
57. Central York School District, A
58. West Allegheny School District, A
59. Methacton School District, A
60. Wyomissing Area School District, A
61. Danville Area School District, A
62. Upper Merion Area School District, A
63. Riverview School District, A
64. Jenkintown School District, A
65. General McLane School District, A
66. Greater Latrobe School District, A
67. Wilson Area School District, A
68. Hermitage School District, A
69. Palmyra Area School District, A-
70. Phoenixville Area School District, A-
71. Pennsbury School District, A-
72. Fort LeBoeuf School District, A-
73. Trinity Area School District, A-
74. Abington Heights School District, A-
75. Bethel Park School District, A-
76. East Penn School District, A-
77. Richland School District, A-
78. Beaver Area School District, A-
79. Cocalico School District, A-
80. Lampeter-Strasburg School District, A-
81. North Hills School District, A-
82. Canon-McMillan School District, A-
83. Penn Manor School District, A-
84. York Suburban School District, A-
85. Plum Borough School District, A-
86. Stroudsburg Area School District, A-
87. Cheltenham School District, A-
88. Indiana Area School District, A-
89. Gateway School District, A-
90. Montoursville Area School District, A-
91. Dallastown Area School District, A-
92. Mars Area School District, A-
93. Kennett Consolidated School District, A-
94. Seneca Valley School District, A-
95. Pennridge School District, A-
96. Greencastle-Antrim School District, A-
97. Hatboro-Horsham School District, A-
98. Wayne Highlands School District, A-
99. Loyalsock Township School District, A-
100. Avonworth School District, A-
101. Lower Dauphin School District, A-
102. Shaler Area School District, A-

Niche also recently released its list of the best public schools and best private schools in Pennsylvania.

This year, Niche updated its methodology and created separate public and private rankings for categories including arts, diversity, college prep and teachers. It also introduced school-type-specific methodologies for boarding schools and private online high schools.

“Families deserve a complete view of their options, whether they’re evaluating schools in their area or exploring what’s available elsewhere,” Niche founder and CEO Luke Skurman said in a news release.