Lower Merion High School

245 East Montgomery Ave, Ardmore, PA 19003 | (610) 645-1810

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,401

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,401 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 28th out of 639 high schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 245 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore, PA 19003

Principal or Admin: David Piperato

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Lower Merion School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $20,123
Graduation Rate: 99.7%
Dropout Rate: 0.4%
Students Per Teacher: 11.1
Enrolled Students: 6,953

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,401
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 128.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 11.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 717 (51.2%)
Females: 679 (48.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 33 (2.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 71 (5.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 104 (7.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Lower Merion High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.2%
Black	175	12.5%
Asian	90	6.4%
Hispanic	29	2.1%
White	1,099	78.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	310	22.1%
10th Grade	327	23.3%
11th Grade	363	25.9%
12th Grade	401	28.6%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

7.3%

District:

6.6%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

95.7%

District:

92.7%

Dropout Rate

School:

0.4%

District:

0.2%

Post Graduate Profiles (2010)

Percent College Bound

School:

93.3%

District:

94.3%

State:

72.6%

Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University

School:

92.5%

District:

93.8%

State:

69.4%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 10, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Broad range of course offerings with extremely skilled, professional teachers. I have put 3 kids through the Lower Merion School Disrict and in 34 child-years ( 2 to go) have run across only 2 teachers who didn't shine-quite a track record!!

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