The Shipley School
Bryn Mawr · PA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy → Harriton SHS → Fusion Academy - Ardmore → Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr → The Agnes Irwin School → Lower Merion HS → Hill Top Preparatory School → The Grayson School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 20 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 6 National Merit Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1400 (25-75: 1340–1470)
- 📝 ACT avg 31.5 (25-75: 30–33)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 86.0% (avg score 4.1)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How The Shipley School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1400 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.5 (≈ top 7%) · 86% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 6 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy, Harriton SHS, Fusion Academy - Ardmore and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see The Shipley School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.shipleyschool.org/admission/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 768 students:
≈ 54 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 54 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $864,000/year in tuition at risk.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy Bryn Mawr |
Private | 0.8 | 312 | -13.6% |
| Harriton SHS Rosemont |
Public | 1.3 | 1,239 | -3.7% |
| Fusion Academy - Ardmore Ardmore |
Private | 1.7 | 59 | — |
| Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr Bryn Mawr |
Private | 1.8 | 200 | -23.4% |
| The Agnes Irwin School Bryn Mawr |
Private | 1.9 | 573 | -3.5% |
| Lower Merion HS Ardmore |
Public | 2.1 | 1,674 | +2.8% |
| Hill Top Preparatory School Bryn Mawr |
Private | 2.2 | 76 | — |
| The Grayson School Radnor |
Private | 2.6 | 138 | +165.4% |