Council Rock Ranked Among Best School Districts In Pennsylvania

Council Rock Ranked Among Best School Districts In Pennsylvania Niche gives the Newtown-based district an A; ranks it 37th in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and second in Bucks.

NEWTOWN, PA — The Council Rock School District has been ranked the second-best school district in Bucks County and the 37th-best in Pennsylvania in a new ranking released on Monday by Niche.

The Newtown-based school system is among 496 Pennsylvania school districts that earned a mention in Niche's ranking of more than 11,000 nationwide.

Niche gave the school district an overall letter grade of A . Grades in specific categories were:

Academics - A

Diversity - C

Teachers - A+

College Prep - A

Clubs & Activities - B+

Administration- A-

Council Rock also ranked 14th for best places to teach in Pennsylvania and 10th for the best teachers in Pennsylvania.

Council Rock High School North ranked 31st out of 683 for best public high schools in Pennsylvania, 44th out of 663 for best college prep high schools in Pennsylvania, and 12th out of 670 for best high school teachers in Pennsylvania.

Council Rock High School South ranked 48th out of 683 for best public high schools in Pennsylvania, 75th out of 663 for best college prep high schools in Pennsylvania and 29th out of 670 for best public high school teachers in Pennsylvania.

Council Rock School District has a student population of 10,477 students in grades K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1. According to state test scores, 61 percent of students are at least proficient in math and 74 percent in reading.

Here's how Bucks County's other school district fared in the rankings:

New Hope-Solebury, 9th in Pennsylvania and number one in Bucks County;

Central Bucks, 40th in Pennsylvania and third in Bucks County;

Pennsbury, 56th in Pennsylvania and fourth in Bucks County;

Palisades, 110th in Pennsylvania and fifth in Bucks County;

Neshaminy, 137th in Pennsylvania and sixth in Bucks County;

Centennial, 139th in Pennsylvania and seventh in Bucks County;

Pennridge, 150th in Pennsylvania and eighth in Bucks County;

Quakertown, 156th in Pennsylvania and ninth in Bucks County;

Bensalem, 187th in Pennsylvania and 10th in Bucks County;

Bristol Borough, 11th in Bucks County;

Morrisville Borough, 12th in Bucks County;

Bristol Township, 13th in Bucks County.

While traditional rankings rely almost exclusively on metrics like test scores and academic performance, Niche's rankings combine user input — ratings from current students, alumni, and parents — with quantitative data from sources like the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities, extracurricular activity opportunities and more.