100 PA High Schools With Best Sports Programs: New Ranking
Sports are a big part of the high school experience. So which Pennsylvania high schools have the best sports programs?
A new analysis by data compilers at Niche.com aims to find out.
Niche's 2019 Best High School Sports ranking was created after a "rigorous analysis" of key statistics that reviewed both public and private schools.
The ranking used data from the U.S. Department of Education, reviews from students and parents, the number of state championships, student participation in athletics, and the number of sports offered at the school to compile the scores.
According to Niche, 50 percent of the ranking was based on student and parent surveys on sports. Next, data crunchers used enrollment as a factor, which accounted for 20 percent of the score. The number of championships coupled with the total number of sports offered came next, according for 10 percent each of the score. Finally, analysts looked at the number of students participating — five percent each for boys and girls participation.
Here's a look at the top 100 high schools for sports in Pennsylvania, according to the Niche analysis:
Central Catholic High School, Pittsburgh
North Allegheny High School, Wexford
Archbishop Wood High School, Warminster
La Salle College High School, Wyndmoor
Conestoga Senior High School, Berwyn
Villa Maria Academy, Erie
Spring-Ford Senior High School, Royersford
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore
Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg
Cathedral Preparatory School, Erie
St. Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia
Unionville High School, Kennett Square
Radnor Senior High School, Radnor
Milton Hershey High School, Hershey
North Penn Senior High School, Lansdale
Coatesville Area Senior High School, Coatesville
Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School, Wyomissing
Cardinal O'Hara High School, Springfield
Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh
Springfield High School, Springfield
Holy Ghost Preparatory School, Bensalem
Central Bucks High School West, Doylestown
Parkland High School, Allentown
Downingtown High School West, Downingtown
Scranton Preparatory School, Scranton
South Fayette Township High School, Mcdonald
Strath Haven High School, Wallingford
Central Dauphin Senior High School, Harrisburg
Pine-Richland High School, Gibsonia
Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg
Father Judge High School, Philadelphia
Roman Catholic High School, Philadelphia
York Suburban Senior High School, York
Mt. Lebanon Senior High School, Pittsburgh
Central Bucks High School South, Warrington
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, Gwynedd Valley
Neshaminy High School, Langhorne
Oakland Catholic High School, Pittsburgh
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School, Plymouth Meeting
Susquehannock High School, Glen Rock
McDowell High School, Erie
Pennsbury High School, Fairless Hills
Council Rock High School North, Newtown
Easton Area High School, Easton
Emmaus High School, Emmaus
St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls, Philadelphia
Loyalsock Township Senior High School, Williamsport
Neumann Goretti High School, Philadelphia
Upper St. Clair High School, Pittsburgh
York Catholic High School, York
Palmyra Area Senior High School, Palmyra
State College Area High School, State College
Abington Heights High School, Clarks Summit
Peters Township High School, Mcmurray
Manheim Central Senior High School, Manheim
Archbishop John Carroll High School, Radnor
Central Bucks High School East, Buckingham
Quaker Valley High School, Leetsdale
Garnet Valley High School, Glen Mills
Lewisburg High School, Lewisburg
Henderson High School, West Chester
Dallas Senior High School, Dallas
Mercyhurst Preparatory School, Erie
Bethlehem Catholic High School, Bethlehem
Lancaster Catholic High School, Lancaster
Villa Joseph Marie High School, Holland
West Allegheny Senior High School, Imperial
Souderton Area Senior High School, Souderton
Danville Area Senior High School, Danville
Cheltenham High School, Wyncote
Wilson High School, West Lawn
Downingtown High School East, Exton
Upper Dublin High School, Fort Washington
Dock Mennonite Academy, Lansdale
Elk Lake Junior/Senior High School, Springville
St. Basil Academy, Jenkintown
Central Valley High School, Monaca
Central Columbia Senior High School, Bloomsburg
Delone Catholic High School, Mc Sherrystown
Penn Hills Senior High School, Pittsburgh
Moon Senior High School, Moon Township
West York Area High School, York
Seton LaSalle Catholic High School, Mt. Lebanon
Neshannock Junior/Senior High School, New Castle
Exeter Township Senior High School, Reading
Franklin Regional Senior High School, Murrysville
Mount St. Joseph Academy, Flourtown
Perkiomen Valley High School, Collegeville
Southern Columbia High School, Catawissa
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School, Altoona
Allentown Central Catholic High School, Allentown
Eisenhower Middle/High School, Russell
Pottsgrove Senior High School, Pottstown
Conrad Weiser High School, Robesonia
Hampton High School, Allison Park
Liberty High School, Bethlehem
Selinsgrove Area High School, Selinsgrove
Central York High School, York
Great Valley High School, Malvern
Sewickley Academy, Sewickley
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