Points of Pride
- Lower Merion School District (LMSD) was recognized as a Great Pennsylvania Schools district by the Pa. School Boards Association. This designation affirms LMSD’s commitment to academic rigor, community, resilience and financial health.
- The Pittsburgh Business Journal named LMSD the second-highest performing school district in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, based on three years of standardized test scores across math, reading and science.
- U.S. News and World Report ranked Lower Merion School District in the top 500 nationwide. Lower Merion and Harriton high schools were ranked as number 11 and 12 in Pennsylvania.
- In the Niche rankings, LMHS and Harriton were ranked #1 and #2 in Montgomery County, and #343 and #574 in the US respectively. Those rankings put both high schools in the top three percent of all high schools in the country.
- All five LMSD secondary schools -- Bala Cynwyd, Black Rock and Welsh Valley middle schools, as well as Harriton and Lower Merion high schools -- received the “No Place for Hate” designation from the Anti-Defamation League for their efforts to ensure safety and belonging for all students.
- For the 16th consecutive year, LMSD was named a “Best Community for Music Education” by The NAMM Foundation. The award is presented to districts that demonstrate exceptional achievement in providing access to comprehensive music education for all students.
- Five members of LMSD’s Class of 2026 won National Merit Scholarships. 77 were named as National Merit semifinalists or commended students. Harriton High School had 10 semifinalists and 18 commended students. Lower Merion High School had 17 semifinalists and 32 commended students.
- LMHS’s annual Amazing Ace competition raised more than $14,000 for charities including The ARC, Planned Parenthood, Steps to a Cure Sarcoma, 988 Crisis Hotline, Musicopia, National Fragile X Foundation, The Liv Project and Friendship Circle, as well as the Sean A. Hughes Memorial Fund. Harriton’s Dr. Harriton competition raised $70,000 for the LM Township Scholarship Fund, Jerseys4Kids and Cradles to Crayons.
- Harriton High School Senior David Shen was one of only 100 students chosen as a Coolidge Senator by the Coolidge Scholarship program.
- Lower Merion High School sophomore Sarah Chenoweth was a recipient of the Gold Congressional Award, the highest honor Congress bestows upon youth in the United States.
- Black Rock Middle School seventh grader Max Baxter helped lead a team from the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (MCIU) to victories at both the regional and national NTID Math Competition championships for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Lower Merion High School’s Nick Mazzeo and Viola Wilent both took home All-American honors at the 2025 New Balance National Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Mazzeo set a state record in the 2000-meter steeplechase and Wilent pole-vaulted 12’ 9.5”. Wilent also won the state championship for pole-vault, with a 14-foot vault, while Alex Mazzeo took first at states in the 3200-meter race.
- The Harriton High School Science Olympiad Team finished fifth at Nationals.
- The LMHS girls’ tennis team won the state championship.
- The LMHS cheer team won first place at the regional UCA competition, punching their ticket to the national competition in Florida.