Radnor High School

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Radnor High School
Address
Radnor High School
130 King of Prussia Road

Radnor
,
Pennsylvania
19087

United States
Information
Type Public high school
Founded1893
School district Radnor Township School District
PrincipalJoseph MacNamara
Staff91.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,173 (As of July 15, 2023) [2]
Student to teacher ratio13.14 [1]
Color(s)Maroon and White   
Team nameRaptors [3]
Website https://rhs.rtsd.org/

Radnor High School is a public high school in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Of all high schools in Pennsylvania, Radnor is ranked 3rd by U.S. News & World Report, and 1st by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. [4] [5]

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Overview

Radnor High School is the only public high school in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Radnor Township School District. Located 13 miles west of Philadelphia, Radnor Township lies along the Philadelphia Main Line. Radnor High School offers many AP and honors courses. [6]

Student body

The high school has 1,152 students in grades 9 through 12 as of March 2022. [7] The student body is mostly white, with a total minority enrollment of 23%. [4] 90% of former Radnor students go on to graduate from four-year colleges and universities. [6]

As of the 2021-2022 school year, the demographics of the student body were as follows: [8]

GroupNumber of studentsPercent
All1,165100%
White80969.4%
Black655.6%
Asian18515.9%
Hispanic796.8%
Two or More Races270.2%
Male61252.5%
Female55347.5%

Extracurricular and athletic activities

Radnor offers a wide range of extracurricular and athletic activities with teams competing in the Central League. Their many clubs for students include Model UN, Robotics, Hi-Q, and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). [9]

National recognition

U.S. News & World Report ranks Radnor as the 3rd best public high school in Pennsylvania, and the PA Department of Education ranks it 1st. [4] [5] In 2012, The Daily Beast ranked Radnor as one of the top 500 public high schools in the nation. [10]

Notable alumni [11]

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  1. 1 2 "Radnor SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ https://www.rtsd.org/our-district
  3. ↑ Students' Choice for RHS & RMS New Nickname Revealed!, archived from the original on December 13, 2021, retrieved June 21, 2021
  4. 1 2 3 "Radnor High School Overview".
  5. 1 2 "State ranks Radnor number 1 in academic performance in PA".
  6. 1 2 "2012 Radnor High School Profile" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Our District - Radnor Township School District". www.rtsd.org. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Radnor SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Activities Directory". Radnor High School. June 12, 2023.
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