The Shipley School
Bryn Mawr · PA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Fusion Academy - Ardmore → The Agnes Irwin School → Hill Top Preparatory School → The Grayson School → Aim Academy → Valley Forge Military Academy → Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia → Woodlynde School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 20 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 6 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1400 (25-75: 1340–1470)
- 📝 ACT avg 31.5 (25-75: 30–33)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 86% (avg score 4.1)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), 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: Fusion Academy - Ardmore, The Agnes Irwin School, Hill Top Preparatory School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $32,875/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fusion Academy - Ardmore Ardmore |
Private | 1.7 | 59 | — |
| The Agnes Irwin School Bryn Mawr |
Private | 1.9 | 573 | -3.5% |
| Hill Top Preparatory School Bryn Mawr |
Private | 2.2 | 76 | — |
| The Grayson School Radnor |
Private | 2.6 | 138 | +165.4% |
| Aim Academy Conshohocken |
Private | 3.5 | 391 | +16.4% |
| Valley Forge Military Academy Wayne |
Private | 4.1 | 159 | -25.4% |
| Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Philadelphia |
Private | 5.0 | 78 | +56.0% |
| Woodlynde School Strafford |
Private | 5.5 | 230 | -14.2% |