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Philly Mag Ranks Philadelphia High Schools

A Philadelphia school takes the No. 1 spot in this year's Philadelphia Magazine rankings.

Philadelphia Magazine is in newsstands and online with its Best High Schools issue.

This year, Philadelphia’s Masterman took the top spot for high schools in the Philadelphia area. Lower Merion High School in Montgomery County took second place and Unionville in Chester County took number three.

Here’s how Philadelphia high schools fared:

1. Masterman
19. Central
35. Girard Academic Music Program
48. MaST Community CS
57. Academy at Palumbo
58. Bodine
62. Creative and Performing Arts
65. Science Leadership Academy
75. Carver (Engineering and Science)
81. Girls

Check out Philadelphia Magazine’s full Top 100 list.

Philadelphia Magazine said their rankings were based on a variety of factors, including graduation rate, test scores, student/faculty ratio, spending per student and more. Philadelphia magazine lists all the factors and how they were weighted in the ranking process.

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