School Profile 2024-2025

Art: Advanced Ceramics and Metal Arts 3/4/5, Advanced Film Photography 3/4/5, Art 1/2/3, Communication Design 3/4/5, 9th grade Art

English: 1/2/3; Creative Writing, Film and Literature, Heroes and Monsters: Classic British Lit, Journalism, Modern and Contemporary Literature, Reading and Writing Non-Fiction, Sports in Literature and Non-Fiction,Theater Arts: Drama Survey and Appreciation, Voices in African-American Literature and Non-Fiction

Mathematics: Advanced Topics in Linear Algebra and Discrete Mathematics, Computer Science 1/2, Computer Science Seminar, Integrated Math 1/2/3, Pre-calculus, Mathematics Seminar, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning , Cyber Security (H).

Music: Concert Band, Concert Choir, Symphony Orchestra, Music Major

Science: Foundations of Advanced Engineering & Design (H), Advanced Engineering & Design I , Architectural Design, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Foundations of Engineering and Design (Beg/Adv), Genetics, Geology, Human Anatomy/Physiology, Innovation and Invention Robotics, Meteorology, Physics, Oceanography, Organic Chemistry

Social Studies: Black Excellence: The Politics, Economics, and Culture of an American People, Economics, Global Studies I , Global Studies II, Global Citizenship, Philosophy and Modern Culture, Psychology, U.S. Government, U.S. History

World Languages: French 1/2/3/4/5/6 (for Global Competence), Japanese 1/2, Latin 1/2/3/4/6, Spanish 1/2 (Spanish Speaker) Spanish 1/2/3/4/5/6 (for Global Competence)

All courses designated on the transcript by the word Honors or the letter H are accelerated and enriched.

No class rank is recorded on a student’s transcript.

Any institution may request in writing from the School Counseling
Department the class rank of any student if class rank is required for
admission to that school or needed for any scholarship program. The
class rank reported is weighted and includes only major academic
subject courses completed in grades 9-11.

Approximately 92% of Lower Merion High School graduates continue a program of higher education. Approximately 88% of the class enroll in 4 year colleges, 4% in 2 year colleges. The 8% that do not attend higher education enroll in the military, participate in a gap year, attend a career school, or are employed full-time.

American University, Bates College, Baylor University, Bennington College, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Brown University, Bucknell University,, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Chestnut Hill College, Clark University, Colgate University, College of the Holy Cross, Colorado State University, Cornell University, Delaware County Community College, Dickinson College, Drexel University, Duke University, East Stroudsburg University, Eastern University, Elon University, Emory University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Fordham University, Franklin and Marshall College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Gettysburg College, Gwynedd Mercy University, Hampton University, Harcum College, Ithaca College, James Madison University, Johns Hopkins University, Kenyon College, La Salle University, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Lincoln University, Loyola University Chicago, Michigan State University, Middlebury College, Millersville University, Montgomery County Community College, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, Mount Holyoke College, New York University, North Carolina State University, Northeastern University, Oberlin College, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Princeton University, Purdue University, Reichman University, Rice University, Rutgers University, Saint Joseph's University, San Diego State University, Skidmore College, Susquehanna University, Syracuse University, Temple University, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, George Washington University, The New School, The University of Tennessee, The University of Texas at Austin, Trinity College Dublin, Tufts University, Tulane University, Union College, University of Arizona, University of California Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Delaware, University of Georgia, University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts, University of Miami, University of Michigan, University of Mississippi, University of North Carolina, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, University of Rochester, University of San Diego, University of South Carolina, University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin, Ursinus College, Vanderbilt University, Vassar College, Villanova University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest University, West Chester University, William & Mary, & Williams College

Juniors and Seniors have the opportunity to earn college credit through the dual enrollment program. College credit is offered in Introduction to Marketing Management (3 credits), and Introduction to Business Seminar (3 credits).

Eighteen students from Lower Merion High School were named Semifinalists by the 2024 National Merit Scholarship.

For the 14th consecutive year, LMSD earned a "Best Communities in Music Education" designation from the NAMM Foundation for providing outstanding music access and education to all students.

Niche ranked LMSD as the 7th best District in the state, noting our student population is larger than any other district in Top 15. LMSD and its ten rated schools all earned A+ Niche grades.

The Civic Engagement Club at LMHS earned a Gold-Level Governor's Civic Engagement Award for their outstanding efforts educating and engaging their classmates about the voting process and for registering more than 85% of the school's eligible students.

Lower Merion High School's Science Olympiad teams finished in First and Third Place at the 2024 Pennsylvania Science Olympiad State Tournament.

Students The Amazing Ace contest at Lower Merion High School raised more then $8,000 for a variety of local charities.

Lower Merion High School was named as a Silver member of the 2023 AP Honor Roll, which recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access.