DHS West was named one of the top public schools in the Philadelphia area by Philadelphia Magazine.  Out of 100 public and charter schools in the region, DHS West placed 29th on the list; DHS East came in at #18.

According to Philadelphia magazine, “researchers collected the following information for every public and charter high school in our eight-county area (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden and Gloucester in New Jersey 9th-grade (10th where applicable) through 12th-grade  enrollment; percentage of students who graduate; percentage of graduates going to a two- or four-year college; average SAT scores for the past three years; percentage of 11th-grade students ranked proficient or above in state assessment tests (in Pennsylvania, the PSSA; in New Jersey, the HSPA) for the past three years; student/faculty ratio; instructional cost and total cost per student; number of designated Advanced Placement courses offered; number of varsity sports teams (boys’ and girls’ teams in the same sport were counted separately); and number of clubs and activities offered.”