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Top 20 Best Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Private Schools (2022)

For the 2022 school year, there are 48 blue ribbon private schools serving 18,566 students in Pennsylvania.
The best top ranked blue ribbon private schools in Pennsylvania include St. Aloysius Academy, Waldron Mercy Academy and St. Jude Catholic Education Center.
The average tuition cost is $8,166, which is lower than the Pennsylvania private school average tuition cost of $11,886.
100% of blue ribbon private schools in Pennsylvania are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Presbyterian).
Blue Ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.

Top Ranked Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Private Schools (2022)

School
Location
Students
Year
St. Aloysius Academy
St. Aloysius Academy Photo - St. Aloysius Academy has a dedicated, robust program of leadership and service. The students are dedicated to our PAWS program - Peace, Awareness, Witness and Service as seen in the daily recitation of the PAWS Pledge when they promise to "respect and enjoy each other's differences and talents." The Leadership Council plans many service projects for all to participate.
All-boys (Catholic)
(6)
401 S Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 525-1670
175 students
Year: 2008
Waldron Mercy Academy
Waldron Mercy Academy Photo - Students celebrate their eighth grade graduation.
(Catholic)
(1)
513 Montgomery Avenue
Merion Station, PA 19066
(610) 664-9847
410 students
Year: 2001, 2009, 2020
Allentow Central Catholic High School.
(Catholic)
301 N 4th St
Allentown, PA 18102
(610) 437-4601
620 students
Year: n/a
Ancillae-assumpta Academy
(Catholic)
2025 Church Road
Wyncote, PA 19095
(215) 885-1636
590 students
Year: 2018
Corpus Christi School
(Catholic)
920 Sumneytown Pike
Lansdale, PA 19446
(215) 368-0582
526 students
Year: 2011
Good Shepherd Catholic School
Good Shepherd Catholic School Photo
(Catholic)
1300 Newport Avenue
Northampton, PA 18067
(610) 262-9171
279 students
Year: n/a
Gwynedd-mercy Academy Elementary
Gwynedd-mercy Academy Elementary Photo - Gwynedd-Mercy Academy has kept pace with developing technology by equipping our classrooms, library and computer lab with interactive whiteboards, wireless Internet and Microsoft Surface tablets, iPads and computer work stations. Technology is integrated across the curriculum and classroom devices are available for all students, enhancing individualized instruction.
(Catholic)
(5)
816 Norristown Rd
Ambler, PA 19002
(215) 646-4916
348 students
Year: 2007, 2017
Holy Child School at Rosemont
Holy Child School at Rosemont Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
1344 Montgomery Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 922-1000
351 students
Year: 2005
Holy Family School
(Catholic)
221 3rd Ave
Phoenixville, PA 19460
(610) 933-7562
301 students
Year: 2016
Holy Ghost Prep
All-boys (Catholic)
(1)
2429 Bristol Pike
Bensalem, PA 19020
(215) 639-2102
491 students
Year: 1995
Mary Mother Of The Redeemer
(Catholic)
1321 Upper State Rd
North Wales, PA 19454
(215) 412-7101
657 students
Year: 2019
Mary Mother Of The Redeemer School
(Catholic)
1321 Upper State Road
North Wales, PA 19454
(215) 412-7101
791 students
Year: 2010
Mercyhurst Preparatory School
Mercyhurst Preparatory School Photo - MPS students can participate in studio arts, dance, music, photography, and theater. Mercyhurst Prep offers 49 courses in the performing and visual arts, and the arts faculty is comprised of active award-winning artists who are regularly engaged in exhibiting, performing, and teaching in the community.
(Catholic)
538 E Grandview Blvd
Erie, PA 16504
(814) 824-2210
544 students
Year: 1993, 1998
Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School
Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School Photo
(Catholic)
607 S Providence Rd
Wallingford, PA 19086
(610) 876-7110
299 students
Year: 2020
Mount St Joseph Academy
Mount St Joseph Academy Photo - Graduates of Mount St. Joseph Academy, an all-girls private Catholic high school in Flourtown, PA, carry with them the lessons imparted by the Sisters of St. Joseph--they seek to help the dear neighbor, and are ready for any good work.
All-girls (Catholic)
(1)
120 W Wissahickon Avenue
Flourtown, PA 19031
(215) 233-3177
504 students
Year: 2014
Mountain View Christian School
Mountain View Christian School Photo
(Seventh Day Adventist)
305 Fleming St
Williamsport, PA 17702
(570) 327-9238
43 students
Year: n/a
Nativity Of Our Lord School
(Catholic)
585 W Street Road
Warminster, PA 18974
(215) 675-2820
553 students
Year: 2011
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Photo
(Catholic)
8891 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-3811
428 students
Year: 2014
Our Lady Of Mount Carmel school
(Catholic)
225 East Ashland Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
(215) 348-5907
380 students
Year: 2006, 2018
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School
(Catholic)
17 E Chestnut Hill Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-1060
242 students
Year: 2015
St. Agnes Catholic School
St. Agnes Catholic School Photo
(Catholic)
211 W Gay St
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 696-1260
389 students
Year: 2015
St. Anastasia School
(Catholic)
3309 West Chester Pike
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(610) 356-6225
595 students
Year: 2007
St. Andrew School
(Catholic)
51 Wrights Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 968-2685
671 students
Year: 2021
St. Genevieve School
(Catholic)
(3)
1237 Bethlehem Pike
Flourtown, PA 19031
(215) 836-5644
253 students
Year: 2001, 2006, 2016
St. Ignatius Elementary School
(Catholic)
995 Reading Ave
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 493-3867
314 students
Year: 2007
St. Joan Of Arc Elementary School
(Catholic)
329 W Areba Ave
Hershey, PA 17033
(717) 833-2854
349 students
Year: 2016
St. Joseph School
(Catholic)
420 E Simpson St
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(717) 657-4804
416 students
Year: 2015
St. Joseph School
(Catholic)
340 Manor Ave
Downingtown, PA 19335
(610) 269-8999
674 students
Year: 2017
St. Joseph St.. Robert School
(Catholic)
850 Euclid Ave
Warrington, PA 18976
(215) 343-5100
246 students
Year: 2018
St. Jude Catholic Education Center
(Catholic)
323 W Butler Ave
Chalfont, PA 18914
(215) 822-9225
364 students
Year: 2018
St. Jude School
(Catholic)
422 S Mountain Blvd
Mountain Top, PA 18707
(570) 474-5803
270 students
Year: 2014
St. Katharine Drexel Regional Catholic School
(Catholic)
1053 Holland Rd
Southampton, PA 18966
(215) 357-4720
383 students
Year: 2018
St. Katharine Of Siena School
(Catholic)
116 S. Aberdeen Ave.
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 688-5451
406 students
Year: 2020
St. Mary Interparochial School
(Catholic)
5th & Locust Sts
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 923-7522
251 students
Year: 2016
St. Mary Magdalen School
(Catholic)
2430 N Providence Rd
Media, PA 19063
(610) 565-1822
384 students
Year: 2018
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