Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, PA

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Pennsylvania) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 94.

245 E Montgomery Ave
Ardmore, PA 19003

County: Montgomery County
Grade span: 9 - 12

Principal: Mr David Piperato
Phone: (610) 645-1810 (make sure to verify first before calling)

2007 Student Enrollment: 1629

9th Grade Enrollment : 404
10th Grade Enrollment : 392
11th Grade Enrollment : 401
12th Grade Enrollment : 432

2006 Student Enrollment: 1584

9th Grade Enrollment : 378
10th Grade Enrollment : 404
11th Grade Enrollment : 424
12th Grade Enrollment : 378

2005 Student Enrollment: 1566

9th Grade Enrollment : 391
10th Grade Enrollment : 414
11th Grade Enrollment : 384
12th Grade Enrollment : 377

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math : 369
Students tested - Verbal : 369
Students tested - Writing : 369

Average Math Score: 598.0

Lower Merion High School:	598.0
State average from 625 schools:	480.2

Average Verbal Score: 582.0

Here:	582.0
State average from 625 schools:	473.1

Average Writing Score: 576.0

Here:	576.0
State average from 625 schools:	460.5

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math : 353
Students tested - Verbal : 353
Students tested - Writing : 331

Average Math Score: 589.0

Here:	589.0
State average from 617 schools:	482.4

Average Verbal Score: 578.0

Here:	578.0
State average from 617 schools:	476.0

Average Writing Score: 578.0

Here:	578.0
State average from 617 schools:	461.7

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - All grades:

Students tested - Math : 382
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 9.0%

Lower Merion High School:	9.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	14.1%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	14.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 26.0%

Lower Merion High School:	26.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	32.1%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 54.0%

Here:	54.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	37.1%

Students tested - Reading : 382
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 5.0%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	15.8%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	15.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 31.0%

Here:	31.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	38.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 55.0%

Lower Merion High School:	55.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	28.3%

Students tested - Writing : 383
Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	31.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 75.0%

Here:	75.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	61.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 21.0%

Lower Merion High School:	21.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	4.1%

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Students tested - Math : 382
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 656 schools:	27.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 9.0%

Lower Merion High School:	9.0%
State average from 656 schools:	20.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 26.0%

This school:	26.0%
State average from 656 schools:	28.9%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 54.0%

Here:	54.0%
State average from 656 schools:	20.6%

Students tested - Reading : 382
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 5.0%

Lower Merion High School:	5.0%
State average from 656 schools:	19.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 656 schools:	16.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 31.0%

Here:	31.0%
State average from 656 schools:	36.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 55.0%

Here:	55.0%
State average from 656 schools:	25.6%

Students tested - Writing : 383
Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 656 schools:	11.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 75.0%

Lower Merion High School:	75.0%
State average from 656 schools:	80.2%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 656 schools:	6.1%

2006 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 11.0%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 647 schools:	32.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 12.0%

Lower Merion High School:	12.0%
State average from 647 schools:	18.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 18.0%

Lower Merion High School:	18.0%
State average from 647 schools:	23.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 58.0%

This school:	58.0%
State average from 647 schools:	24.5%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 5.0%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 648 schools:	19.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 6.0%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 648 schools:	16.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 23.0%

Lower Merion High School:	23.0%
State average from 648 schools:	33.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 65.0%

Here:	65.0%
State average from 648 schools:	28.4%

Students tested - Writing : 403
Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 3.0%

This school:	3.0%
State average from 647 schools:	13.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 55.0%

Here:	55.0%
State average from 647 schools:	70.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 40.0%

Here:	40.0%
State average from 647 schools:	13.1%

2005 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 10.5%

Lower Merion High School:	10.5%
State average from 631 schools:	31.3%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 11.6%

Lower Merion High School:	11.6%
State average from 631 schools:	19.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 22.9%

Here:	22.9%
State average from 631 schools:	25.1%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 55.0%

Here:	55.0%
State average from 631 schools:	23.8%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 7.8%

Here:	7.8%
State average from 631 schools:	21.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 6.1%

Here:	6.1%
State average from 631 schools:	13.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 23.1%

Lower Merion High School:	23.1%
State average from 631 schools:	32.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 63.1%

Lower Merion High School:	63.1%
State average from 631 schools:	32.2%

Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 4.7%

Here:	4.7%
State average from 632 schools:	15.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 5.8%

Here:	5.8%
State average from 632 schools:	16.5%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 71.9%

This school:	71.9%
State average from 632 schools:	63.5%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 17.6%

Lower Merion High School:	17.6%
State average from 632 schools:	5.0%

2003 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 9.4%

Here:	9.4%
State average from 615 schools:	31.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 9.1%

This school:	9.1%
State average from 615 schools:	21.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 23.9%

Here:	23.9%
State average from 615 schools:	26.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 57.6%

Here:	57.6%
State average from 615 schools:	20.6%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 3.9%

Here:	3.9%
State average from 615 schools:	22.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 6.3%

Here:	6.3%
State average from 615 schools:	20.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 39.0%

Lower Merion High School:	39.0%
State average from 615 schools:	39.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 50.8%

Here:	50.8%
State average from 615 schools:	18.2%

2007 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 9
PA Private 2-Year College - Females : 1
PA State University - Females : 6
PA State Related University - Females : 29
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 26
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 107
Military - Females : 1
Service Worker - Females : 7

PA Community College - Males : 16
PA State University - Males : 8
PA State Related University - Males : 38
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 36
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 118
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 9
Service Worker - Males : 7

2007 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA Community College - Females : 1
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 1

PA Community College - Males : 1
PA State University - Males : 1
PA State Related University - Males : 2
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 1
Service Worker - Males : 1

2005 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 10
PA State University - Females : 9
PA State Related University - Females : 37
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 32
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 86
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 2
Service Worker - Females : 2
Unknown - Females : 2

PA Community College - Males : 9
PA State University - Males : 12
PA State Related University - Males : 43
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 25
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 70
Military - Males : 3
White Collar Worker - Males : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 9
Unknown - Males : 3

2005 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 2
Military - Males : 1

2004 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 12
PA State University - Females : 18
PA State Related University - Females : 26
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 10
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 96
White Collar Worker - Females : 5
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 1
Service Worker - Females : 2

PA Community College - Males : 9
PA State University - Males : 17
PA State Related University - Males : 30
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 11
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 90
Military - Males : 2
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 7
Service Worker - Males : 1
Unknown - Males : 1

2004 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA State University - Males : 1
PA State Related University - Males : 2

2003 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 8
PA State University - Females : 23
PA State Related University - Females : 18
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 7
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 102
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 1
White Collar Worker - Females : 5
Unknown - Females : 6

PA Community College - Males : 14
PA State University - Males : 24
PA State Related University - Males : 28
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 10
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 71
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 3
Unknown - Males : 12

2002 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 7
PA State University - Females : 32
PA State Related University - Females : 24
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 24
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 56
Unknown - Females : 1

PA Community College - Males : 9
PA Private 2-Year College - Males : 1
PA State University - Males : 27
PA State Related University - Males : 25
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 19
Non-PA 2-Year College - Males : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 53
Military - Males : 1
Unknown - Males : 3

2001 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 3
PA State University - Females : 14
PA State Related University - Females : 20
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 19
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 77
Unknown - Females : 7

PA Community College - Males : 4
PA State University - Males : 23
PA State Related University - Males : 33
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 14
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 60
Military - Males : 2
Unknown - Males : 36

2001 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 2

PA State University - Males : 1
PA State Related University - Males : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 1

2000 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 3
PA State University - Females : 9
PA State Related University - Females : 32
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 26
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 80
Military - Females : 1
Unknown - Females : 16

PA Community College - Males : 5
PA State University - Males : 9
PA State Related University - Males : 26
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 21
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 73
Military - Males : 1
Unknown - Males : 8

2000 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 2
Unknown - Females : 1

Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 2

1999 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 3
PA State University - Females : 9
PA State Related University - Females : 32
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 26
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 80
Military - Females : 1
Unknown - Females : 16

PA Community College - Males : 5
PA State University - Males : 9
PA State Related University - Males : 26
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 21
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 73
Military - Males : 1
Unknown - Males : 8

1999 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 2
Unknown - Females : 1

Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 2

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