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Niche, the leading platform for K-12 and college school search, recently released its 2021 Best Schools rankings, and Shady Side Academy ranked No. 1 on its list of the Best Private K-12 Schools in the Pittsburgh Area.

Niche also ranked Shady Side No. 1 in the Pittsburgh Area in the Best Private High Schools, Best College Prep Private High Schools, Best Boarding High Schools, and Best High Schools for STEM categories, and No. 2 in the Most Diverse Private High Schools category. And, Shady Side is the top-rated independent school in the Best High Schools for Athletes in the Pittsburgh Area category, coming in at No. 4 overall behind North Allegheny, Central Catholic and Pine-Richland.

In the state of Pennsylvania, Shady Side ranked in the top four in the Best Private K-12 Schools, Best College Prep Private High Schools, Best Boarding High Schools, and Best High Schools for STEM categories.

See all of SSA's Niche rankings here.

In Niche's "Report Card" feature, SSA earned an overall grade of A+, receiving an A+ rating for Academics, Teachers, Clubs & Activities, College Prep and Sports, and an A in Diversity. See SSA's Niche profile here.

With updated data for 94,710 public schools, 24,099 private schools and 11,822 school districts nationwide, Niche's K-12 school rankings provide an in-depth analysis of a given school. Unlike traditional rankings, which rely on metrics like test scores and academic performance, Niche's rankings combine user input – comments from current students, alumni and parents – with quantitative data points. In addition to academics, the factors considered include teachers, resources and facilities, extracurricular activity opportunities, and diversity. See Niche's complete 2021 Best Schools Rankings here.

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