For the 2024-25 school year, there are 122 public schools serving 83,549 students in Bucks County, PA (there are 144 private schools, serving 18,636 private students). 82% of all K-12 students in Bucks County, PA are educated in public schools (compared to the PA state average of 85%).
The top ranked public schools in Bucks County, PA are New Hope-solebury High School, Council Rock High School North and Central Bucks High School-east. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Bucks County, PA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Pennsylvania public school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 55% statewide average). Schools in Bucks County have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of Pennsylvania public schools.
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Pennsylvania public school average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Best Public Schools in Bucks County (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
New Hope-solebury High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
182 W Bridge St
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-2028
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-2028
Grades: 9-12
| 445 students
Rank: #22.
Council Rock High School North
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
62 Swamp Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-1300
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-1300
Grades: 9-12
| 1,622 students
Rank: #33.
Central Bucks High School-east
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
2804 Holicong Rd
Doylestown, PA 18902
(267) 893-2300
Doylestown, PA 18902
(267) 893-2300
Grades: 10-12
| 1,365 students
Rank: #44.
Pennsbury High School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
705 Hood Blvd
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 949-6700
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 949-6700
Grades: 9-12
| 2,865 students
Rank: #55.
Durham-nockamixon Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
41 Thomas Free Dr
Kintnersville, PA 18930
(610) 847-5131
Kintnersville, PA 18930
(610) 847-5131
Grades: K-5
| 234 students
Rank: #66.
Bucks County Montessori Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
219 Tyburn Rd
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 428-6700
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 428-6700
Grades: K-6
| 182 students
Rank: #77.
Council Rock High School South
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
2002 Rock Way
Southampton, PA 18966
(215) 944-1100
Southampton, PA 18966
(215) 944-1100
Grades: 9-12
| 1,940 students
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Central Bucks High School-west
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
375 W Court St
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-2500
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-2500
Grades: 10-12
| 1,504 students
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Edgewood Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
899 Oxford Valley Rd
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 321-2410
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 321-2410
Grades: K-5
| 553 students
Rank: #1010.
Afton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1673 Quarry Rd
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 321-8540
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 321-8540
Grades: K-5
| 510 students
Rank: #1111.
Central Bucks High School-south
Magnet School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1100 Folly Road
Warrington, PA 18976
(267) 893-3000
Warrington, PA 18976
(267) 893-3000
Grades: 10-12
| 1,720 students
Rank: #1212.
Quarry Hill Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1625 Quarry Rd
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 321-2400
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 321-2400
Grades: K-5
| 476 students
Rank: #1313.
Sol Feinstone Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1090 Eagle Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-2400
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-2400
Grades: K-6
| 649 students
Rank: #1414.
Newtown Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1 Wrights Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-2200
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-2200
Grades: K-6
| 582 students
Rank: #1515.
Goodnoe Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
298 Frost Lane
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-2100
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-2100
Grades: K-6
| 694 students
Rank: #1616.
Palisades High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
35 Church Hill Rd
Kintnersville, PA 18930
(610) 847-5131
Kintnersville, PA 18930
(610) 847-5131
Grades: 9-12
| 462 students
Rank: #1717.
Springfield Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1950 Route 212
Quakertown, PA 18951
(610) 847-5131
Quakertown, PA 18951
(610) 847-5131
Grades: K-5
| 208 students
Rank: #1818.
Hillcrest Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
420 E Holland Rd
Southampton, PA 18966
(215) 944-1600
Southampton, PA 18966
(215) 944-1600
Grades: K-6
| 491 students
Rank: #1919.
Kutz Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1950 Turk Road Rd 3
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-3900
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-3900
Grades: K-6
| 487 students
Rank: #2020.
Doyle Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
260 N West St
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-4300
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-4300
Grades: K-6
| 432 students
Rank: #2121.
Gayman Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
4440 Point Pleasant Pike
Doylestown, PA 18902
(267) 893-4350
Doylestown, PA 18902
(267) 893-4350
Grades: K-6
| 414 students
Rank: #2222.
Wrightstown Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
729 Penns Park Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-2300
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-2300
Grades: K-6
| 418 students
Rank: #2323.
New Hope-solebury Upper Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
186 West Bridge Street
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-8026
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-8026
Grades: 3-5
| 277 students
Rank: #2424.
Linden Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
480 Linden Ave
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-4400
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-4400
Grades: K-6
| 367 students
Rank: #2525.
Cold Spring Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
4150 Durham Rd
Doylestown, PA 18902
(267) 893-3800
Doylestown, PA 18902
(267) 893-3800
Grades: K-6
| 500 students
Rank: #2626.
Pine Run Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
383 W Butler Ave
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-4450
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-4450
Grades: K-6
| 494 students
Rank: #2727.
New Hope-solebury Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
184 W Bridge St
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-0608
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-0608
Grades: 6-8
| 323 students
Rank: #2828.
Buckingham Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Box 158 2414 Durham Road
Buckingham, PA 18912
(267) 893-4200
Buckingham, PA 18912
(267) 893-4200
Grades: K-6
| 450 students
Rank: #2929.
Bridge Valley Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
2280 Sugar Bottom Road
Furlong, PA 18925
(267) 893-3700
Furlong, PA 18925
(267) 893-3700
Grades: K-6
| 695 students
Rank: #3030.
William Tennent High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
333 Centennial Rd
Warminster, PA 18974
(215) 441-6181
Warminster, PA 18974
(215) 441-6181
Grades: 9-12
| 1,774 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Deibler Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1122 W Schwenkmill Rd
Perkasie, PA 18944
(215) 257-1146
Perkasie, PA 18944
(215) 257-1146
Grades: K-5
| 358 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Makefield Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1939 Makefield Rd
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 321-2420
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 321-2420
Grades: K-5
| 402 students
Rank: #3333.
Newtown Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
116 Richboro Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-2600
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 944-2600
Grades: 7-8
| 851 students
Rank: #3434.
Quakertown Community High School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
600 Park Ave
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 529-2060
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 529-2060
Grades: 9-12
| 1,668 students
Rank: #3535.
Pennridge High School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1228 North Fifth Street
Perkasie, PA 18944
(215) 453-6944
Perkasie, PA 18944
(215) 453-6944
Grades: 9-12
| 2,285 students
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Bucks County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
475 Wistar Rd
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 945-4940
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 945-4940
Grades: 7-8
| 502 students
5 Blue Lake Rd
Levittown, PA 19057
(215) 945-4177
Levittown, PA 19057
(215) 945-4177
Grades: K-6
| 506 students
2200 Haines Road
Levittown, PA 19055
(215) 946-5922
Levittown, PA 19055
(215) 946-5922
Grades: K-6
| 506 students
6403 Mill Creek Rd
Levittown, PA 19057
(215) 788-7995
Levittown, PA 19057
(215) 788-7995
Grades: K-6
| 480 students
6501 Mill Creek Rd
Levittown, PA 19057
(215) 945-0222
Levittown, PA 19057
(215) 945-0222
Grades: K-6
| 395 students
Forsythia Drive South
Levittown, PA 19056
(215) 809-6320
Levittown, PA 19056
(215) 809-6320
Grades: K-5
| 395 students
2901 Bellvue Dr
Bensalem, PA 19020
(215) 750-2800
Bensalem, PA 19020
(215) 750-2800
Grades: K-5
| 497 students
Greenbrook Dr
Levittown, PA 19055
(215) 946-0232
Levittown, PA 19055
(215) 946-0232
Grades: K-6
| 350 students
6403 Mill Creek Rd
Levittown, PA 19057
(215) 949-8903
Levittown, PA 19057
(215) 949-8903
Grades: 7-9
| 333 students
1014 Old Bethlehem Rd
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 529-2660
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 529-2660
Grades: 1-5
| 108 students
Maple Avenue At Cherry Street
Langhorne, PA 19047
(215) 809-6330
Langhorne, PA 19047
(215) 809-6330
Grades: K-4
| 380 students
400 E Holland Rd
Southampton, PA 18966
(215) 944-2700
Southampton, PA 18966
(215) 944-2700
Grades: 7-8
| 485 students
4201 Fayette Dr
Bristol, PA 19007
(215) 788-5400
Bristol, PA 19007
(215) 788-5400
Grades: K-6
| 391 students
157 Henry Ave
Warminster, PA 18974
(215) 441-6066
Warminster, PA 18974
(215) 441-6066
Grades: K-5
| 367 students
10 Plumtree Pl
Levittown, PA 19056
(215) 945-7487
Levittown, PA 19056
(215) 945-7487
Grades: K-6
| 376 students
999 Roberts Rd
Warminster, PA 18974
(215) 441-6087
Warminster, PA 18974
(215) 441-6087
Grades: K-5
| 306 students
7 School Ln
Feasterville Trevose, PA 19053
(215) 809-6350
Feasterville Trevose, PA 19053
(215) 809-6350
Grades: K-4
| 420 students
Harper & Hillcrest Avenue
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 736-2670
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 736-2670
Grades: K-5
| 241 students
2335 Prospect Avenue
Bensalem, PA 19020
(215) 788-0200
Bensalem, PA 19020
(215) 788-0200
Grades: PK-6
| 376 students
2255 Allentown Rd
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 529-2210
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 529-2210
Grades: 6-8
| 412 students
550 W Palmer At Cox
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 736-2681
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 736-2681
Grades: 6-12
| 478 students
1200 Langhorne-newtown Road
Langhorne, PA 19047
(215) 752-3600
Langhorne, PA 19047
(215) 752-3600
Grades: 6-9
| 659 students
608 S Olds Blvd
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 949-6780
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 949-6780
Grades: 9-10
| 1,783 students
349 South Ninth Street
Quakertown, PA 18951
(267) 371-1200
Quakertown, PA 18951
(267) 371-1200
Grades: 9
| 442 students
98 Upper Holland Rd
Richboro, PA 18954
(215) 944-2500
Richboro, PA 18954
(215) 944-2500
Grades: 7-8
| 503 students
1350 Strathmann Dr
Southampton, PA 18966
(215) 364-5980
Southampton, PA 18966
(215) 364-5980
Grades: K-5
| 494 students
2055 Brownsville Road
Feasterville Trevose, PA 19053
(215) 322-6555
Feasterville Trevose, PA 19053
(215) 322-6555
Grades: 9-12
| 52 students
Teach-the Einstein Academy Charter School (Closed 2004)
Charter School
550 West Palmer
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 295-7163
Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 295-7163
Grades: K-12
| 662 students
2360 Old Bethlehem Pike North
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 529-2500
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 529-2500
Grades: K-5
| 290 students
75 Unity Park
Levittown, PA 19054
(215) 428-4100
Levittown, PA 19054
(215) 428-4100
Grades: 4-12
| n/a students
75 Unity Dr
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 949-6740
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 949-6740
Grades: K-5
| 332 students
275 Crabtree Dr
Levittown, PA 19055
(215) 945-9482
Levittown, PA 19055
(215) 945-9482
Grades: K-6
| 393 students
98 Upper Holland Rd
Richboro, PA 18954
(215) 944-2300
Richboro, PA 18954
(215) 944-2300
Grades: K-5
| 231 students
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public schools in Bucks County, PA?
The top ranked public schools in Bucks County, PA include New Hope-solebury High School, Council Rock High School North and Central Bucks High School-east.
How many public schools are located in Bucks County?
122 public schools are located in Bucks County.
What percentage of students in Bucks County go to public school?
82% of all K-12 students in Bucks County are educated in public schools (compared to the PA state average of 85%).
What is the racial composition of students in Bucks County?
Bucks County public schools minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Pennsylvania public schools average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Which public schools in Bucks County are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public schools in Bucks County include: Cecelia Snyder Middle School vs. Robert K Shafer Middle School, Robert K Shafer Middle School vs. Cecelia Snyder Middle School, Quarry Hill Elementary School vs. Afton Elementary School
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