Lower Merion High School

Lower Merion High School
Lower Merion High School in May 2013
Address
Map
315 East Montgomery Avenue

,
19003

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
college preparatory
MottoEnter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve
Established1894
School districtLower Merion School District
PrincipalDr. Michael Johnson
Faculty140.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
GenderCo-Educational
Enrollment1,712 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.18[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Maroon and White
   
Athletics conferencePennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA)
Central Athletic League
Mascotbulldog
Team nameAces, Bulldogs
PublicationThe Merionite
Websitewww.lmsd.org/lower-merion

Lower Merion High School is a public high school in Ardmore, Pennsylvania in the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia. It is one of two high schools in the Lower Merion School District; the other one is Harriton High School. Lower Merion serves both Lower Merion Township and the Borough of Narberth.

In 2020, Niche.com ranked Lower Merion High School ranked sixth among college preparatory public high schools in Pennsylvania and U.S. News & World Report ranked Harriton High School and Lower Merion High School 13th and 14th in the state respectively. The school mascot is a bulldog, and its athletics teams are known as the "Aces”, honoring the U.S. Air Force Flying Aces established by Lower Merion alumnus Henry H. Arnold, an American general in both the U.S. Army and Air Force.

  1. ^ a b c "Lower Merion HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.