Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Keystone Exams test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 686)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
421605004049	61	Mountain View Junior/Senior High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	11749 State Route 106	Kingsley	18826	Susquehanna County	Mountain View School District	No	Yes	No	No	(570) 434-8512	438	41	10.7	55.0%	421 (96.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$23,171			$1,103			$22,068	87.2	73.1	174	113
421302002924	62	Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1128 Old Route 115	Lehman	18627	Luzerne County	Lake-Lehman School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 675-7458	743	52	14.3	37.6%	701 (94.3%)	5 (0.7%)	22 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$15,578			$1,044			$14,535	87.2	60	297	235
420282005199	63	Avonworth High School	Public	9-12	304 Josephs Lane	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	Avonworth School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-6360	583	50	11.6	21.1%	501 (85.9%)	19 (3.3%)	28 (4.8%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	$16,638			$147			$16,491	87	73.9	164	101
421179002578	64	Hempfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Stanley Ave	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5510	2,254	138	16.3	41.0%	1,506 (66.8%)	140 (6.2%)	413 (18.3%)	101 (4.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (4.1%)	$16,952			$336			$16,617	86.8	82.4	95	31
420531000785	65	Central Bucks High School-South	Public	10-12	1100 Folly Road	Warrington	18976	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-3000	1,759	109	16	14.7%	1,271 (72.3%)	31 (1.8%)	156 (8.9%)	249 (14.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (2.7%)	$20,067			$256			$19,811	86.8	85.1	78	13
420537001619	66	Central Columbia Senior High School	Public	9-12	4777 Old Berwick Rd	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Central Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-2833	606	47	12.8	28.7%	537 (88.6%)	8 (1.3%)	27 (4.5%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$21,169			$1,080			$20,089	86.6	87.8	57	9
422529001453	67	West Chester Henderson High School	Public	9-12	400 Montgomery Ave	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-3300	1,465	106	13.8	21.5%	1,066 (72.8%)	71 (4.8%)	165 (11.3%)	117 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	42 (2.9%)	$17,800			$313			$17,487	86.6	81.6	100	33
421758007643	68	Northern Bedford County High School	Public	9-12	152 NBC Dr	Loysburg	16659	Bedford County	Northern Bedford County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 766-2221	247	28	8.9	44.9%	243 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$18,511			$321			$18,190	86.4	69	215	147
420486001682	69	Camp Hill Senior High School	Public	9-12	100 S 24th St	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	Camp Hill School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 901-2500	418	27	15.3	17.5%	321 (76.8%)	13 (3.1%)	42 (10.0%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	$18,332			$602			$17,730	86.2	87.1	63	6
420771001387	70	Downingtown High School West Campus	Public	9-12	445 Manor Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-4400	1,808	137	13.2	18.8%	1,465 (81.0%)	64 (3.5%)	115 (6.4%)	104 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (3.2%)	$17,030			$214			$16,816	86.1	81.4	102	32

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Keystone Exams Algebra I, Keystone Exams Biology, Keystone Exams Literature test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 13, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.