Best private K-12 schools in the Philadelphia metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best private K-12 schools in the Philadelphia metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: top colleges score, college enrollment, culture & diversity grade, parent / student surveys, and student teacher ratio. You can read more about the methodology here.

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#25. Ursuline Academy

- Location: Wilmington, DE
- Enrollment: 427 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#24. Caravel Academy

- Location: Bear, DE
- Enrollment: 1,112 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#23. Delaware Valley Classical School

- Location: New Castle, DE
- Enrollment: 214 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#22. Delaware County Christian School

- Location: Newtown Square, PA
- Enrollment: 940 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#21. The Tatnall School

- Location: Wilmington, DE
- Enrollment: 510 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#20. Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr

- Location: Bryn Mawr, PA
- Enrollment: 174 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#19. Doane Academy

- Location: Burlington, NJ
- Enrollment: 233 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#18. Sanford School

- Location: Hockessin, DE
- Enrollment: 700 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#17. The Grayson School

- Location: Radnor, PA
- Enrollment: 180 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#16. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Enrollment: 1,119 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#15. Abington Friends School

- Location: Jenkintown, PA
- Enrollment: 600 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#14. Wilmington Friends School

- Location: Wilmington, DE
- Enrollment: 700 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#13. The Baldwin School

- Location: Bryn Mawr, PA
- Enrollment: 560 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#12. Germantown Academy

- Location: Fort Washington, PA
- Enrollment: 1,228 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#11. William Penn Charter School

- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Enrollment: 1,025 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#10. Westtown School

- Location: West Chester, PA
- Enrollment: 665 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#9. Tower Hill School

- Location: Wilmington, DE
- Enrollment: 849 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#8. The Haverford School

- Location: Haverford, PA
- Enrollment: 944 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#7. The Agnes Irwin School

- Location: Bryn Mawr, PA
- Enrollment: 617 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#6. Moorestown Friends School

- Location: Moorestown, NJ
- Enrollment: 592 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#5. Friends' Central School

- Location: Wynnewood, PA
- Enrollment: 882 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#4. Friends Select School

- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Enrollment: 656 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#3. The Shipley School

- Location: Bryn Mawr, PA
- Enrollment: 730 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#2. The Episcopal Academy

- Location: Newtown Square, PA
- Enrollment: 1,301 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#1. Germantown Friends School

- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Enrollment: 1,133 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+