Lower Merion High School
315 East Montgomery Ave
Ardmore PA, 19003, Montgomery County
Phone: 610-645-1810
Ranking: 
(18 out of 626, top 3%)*
(18 out of 626, top 3%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lower Merion School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 117 | 117 | 118 | 123 | 128 | 133 | 131 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,293 | 1,283 | 1,259 | 1,323 | 1,401 | 1,469 | 1,542 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 319 | 24.7% | 356 | 27.7% | 293 | 23.3% | 306 | 23.1% | 310 | 22.1% | 320 | 21.8% | 377 | 24.4% |
| Grade 10: | 367 | 28.4% | 296 | 23.1% | 304 | 24.1% | 313 | 23.7% | 327 | 23.3% | 367 | 25.0% | 392 | 25.4% |
| Grade 11: | 297 | 23.0% | 303 | 23.6% | 322 | 25.6% | 329 | 24.9% | 363 | 25.9% | 398 | 27.1% | 380 | 24.6% |
| Grade 12: | 310 | 24.0% | 328 | 25.6% | 340 | 27.0% | 375 | 28.3% | 401 | 28.6% | 384 | 26.1% | 393 | 25.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 667 | 51.6% | 675 | 52.6% | 677 | 53.8% | 704 | 53.2% | 713 | 50.9% | 732 | 49.8% | 765 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 626 | 48.4% | 608 | 47.4% | 582 | 46.2% | 619 | 46.8% | 675 | 48.2% | 726 | 49.4% | 773 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 129 | 10.0% | 129 | 10.1% | 111 | 8.8% | 104 | 7.9% | 90 | 6.4% | 94 | 6.4% | 93 | 6.0% |
| Hispanic: | 34 | 2.6% | 34 | 2.7% | 30 | 2.4% | 31 | 2.3% | 29 | 2.1% | 34 | 2.3% | 26 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 152 | 11.8% | 146 | 11.4% | 155 | 12.3% | 154 | 11.6% | 175 | 12.5% | 161 | 11.0% | 156 | 10.1% |
| White: | 972 | 75.2% | 969 | 75.5% | 957 | 76.0% | 1,025 | 77.5% | 1,099 | 78.4% | 1,174 | 79.9% | 1,262 | 81.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 104 | 8.0% | 110 | 8.6% | 104 | 8.3% | 79 | 6.0% | 71 | 5.1% | 78 | 5.3% | 77 | 5.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 1.6% | 20 | 1.6% | 26 | 2.1% | 17 | 1.3% | 33 | 2.4% | 42 | 2.9% | 33 | 2.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.06 | 10.99 | 10.70 | 10.79 | 10.95 | 11.00 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 79.4% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 77.3% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 75.3% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 77.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.4% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 83.3% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.4% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 85.2% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 85.5% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 85.7% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.5% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.2% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.3% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 65.4% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 65% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66.5% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 69% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 88.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.9% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 92.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 94.2% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 94.7% | 82.9% |
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* Lower Merion High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.