Cynthia Szoradi

Push to Talk

Education

From leading college and graduate school programs to top public and private high schools, the Philadelphia Main Line is an educational powerhouse. Even the grade school, nursery school, and special education opportunities are some of the best in the nation. As an example of high school excellence, in Philadelphia Magazine’s October 2006 article, “The 50 Best Places to Live in Philadelphia” the Main Line’s Conestoga High School was picked as the #1 High School.

Lower Merion Township

High Schools

• Harriton High School
• Lower Merion High School

Middle Schools

• Bala Cynwyd Middle School
• Welsh Valley Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Belmont Hills Elementary School
• Cynwyd Elementary School
• Gladwyne Elementary School
• Merion Elementary School
• Penn Valley Elementary School
• Penn Wynne Elementary School

Radnor Township

Radnor’s schools have a history of being recognized for their excellence. In 1996, Radnor High School was among 266 schools nation-wide that were named blue ribbon winners by the U.S. Department of Education. Radnor High School was selected for “excellence in teaching, student achievement, leadership and parental involvement.” In 2001, Radnor Township School District earned a Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence for Radnor Elementary School. And, in 2003, Radnor Middle School was named a winner in the No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools Program!

The Radnor Township School District has three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The district offers a comprehensive program for more than 3,000 students. Curriculum renewal is now underway, with identification of Standards in all content areas. Results of the Comprehensive Testing Program, published by the Educational Records Bureau, indicate that Radnor students consistently score above national norms at every grade level on every section of the test. Average scores in nationally normed achievement tests in reading, math, science and social studies tend to fall in the above average range as well. Source: http://www.rtsd.org/schools.htm

• Ithan Elementary School
• Kindergarten
• Radnor Elementary School
• Radnor High School
• Radnor Middle School
• Wayne Elementary School

Tredyffrin Township

Tredyffrin Township was named the “Place with the Best High School” in Philadelphia Magazine’s October 2006 article, “The 50 Best Places to Live in Philadelphia,” in which it was ranked number 6. Statistics such as population density, minutes to Center City, number of violent crimes, and average SAT scores were used to classify township rankings. Conestoga High School in Berwyn, the school to which the article refers, was selected as the #1 High School in the entire Region. Conestoga offers 26 of the 32 available AP classes and retains a 15:1 student-faculty ratio. The results are reflected in the school’s high SAT scores, making Conestoga High School one of the highest-ranking open-admission high schools in the country.

The district contains five elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. Conestoga High School affords students opportunities in athletics, and fine arts in addition to a wide range of after school clubs.

Easttown Township

Students in Easttown Township are zoned to schools in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District.Easttown Township is zoned to Conestoga High School. Conestoga High School was selected over the Fall of 2006 as the best High School of the Main Line by Philadelphia Magazine. The teachers and staff of the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District are dedicated to outstanding educational performance as students strive for academic excellence. The district contains five elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. Conestoga High School affords students opportunities in athletics, and fine arts in addition to a wide range of after school clubs.