{"id":309140,"date":"2026-10-18T05:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309140\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T05:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:56:01","slug":"heres-the-best-schools-in-the-pittsburgh-area-for-2027-according-to-niche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309140\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s the best schools in the Pittsburgh area for 2027, according to Niche"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Niche recently released its annual ranking of the best public and private high schools across America. In the Pittsburgh area, numerous schools received high marks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Across the Pittsburgh area, 103 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/k12\/search\/best-public-high-schools\/m\/pittsburgh-metro-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-absolute=\"true\">public schools<\/a> and 63 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/k12\/search\/best-private-high-schools\/m\/pittsburgh-metro-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-absolute=\"true\">private schools<\/a>\u00a0made the list. Here&#8217;s who took home the top spots and a look at the top 10 public and private high schools, according to Niche.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Top 10 Pittsburgh-area public high schoolsNorth Allegheny High SchoolMt. Lebanon High SchoolFox Chapel Area High School\u00a0Upper St. Clair High SchoolSouth Fayette High SchoolPeters Township High SchoolQuaker Valley High SchoolFranklin Regional Senior High SchoolPine-Richland High SchoolHampton High SchoolTop 10 Pittsburgh-area private high schoolsShady Side AcademySewickley AcademyWinchester Thurston SchoolThe Ellis SchoolAquinas AcademyThe University SchoolSeton LaSalle Catholic High SchoolOakland Catholic High SchoolCentral Catholic High SchoolBishop Canevin High SchoolTop 10 Pennsylvania public high schoolsConestoga Senior High School (No. 60 nationally)\u00a0Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School (No. 96 nationally)\u00a0Radnor High School (No. 99 nationally)\u00a0 Downingtown STEM Academy\u00a0North Allegheny High SchoolHarriton High School \u00a0 Lower Merion High School \u00a0 Mt. Lebanon High School \u00a0<br \/>Fox Chapel Area High SchoolNew Hope-Solebury High School \u00a0Top 10 Pennsylvania private high schoolsThe Hill School (No. 92 nationally)\u00a0Mercersburg Academy\u00a0Moravian AcademyThe Baldwin SchoolThe Episcopal AcademyFriends&#8217; Central SchoolThe Agnes Irwin SchoolGeorge SchoolThe Haverford SchoolThe Shipley SchoolNiche details methodically\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/k12\/rankings\/methodology\/best-public-high-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-absolute=\"true\">Niche said<\/a> its public and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/k12\/rankings\/methodology\/best-private-high-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-absolute=\"true\">private school<\/a> rankings are based on &#8220;rigorous analysis&#8221; of academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education, plus test scores from states, college data and Niche user rankings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n          More from CBS News\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Niche recently released its annual ranking of the best public and private high schools across America. 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