Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Pennsylvania test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
422112003969	141	Selinsgrove Area High School	Public	9-12	500 North Broad St	Selinsgrove	17870	Snyder County	Selinsgrove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 372-2230	774	51	15.3	43.2%	688 (88.9%)	19 (2.5%)	33 (4.3%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	$15,521			$369			$15,152	77	67.3	237	96
421881006231	142	Penns Valley Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4545 Penns Valley Road	Spring Mills	16875	Centre County	Penns Valley Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 422-2000	649	50	13	38.8%	621 (95.7%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$18,546			$1,222			$17,325	77	90.6	36	106
422229002253	143	Southern Fulton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	13083 Buck Valley Rd	Warfordsburg	17267	Fulton County	Southern Fulton School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 294-3251	323	23	14.3	42.7%	302 (93.5%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$22,109			$1,430			$20,679	76.9	49.6	385	242
421572005017	144	Montour High School	Public	9-12	223 Clever Rd	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Montour School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 490-6500	963	60	15.9	31.2%	792 (82.2%)	59 (6.1%)	37 (3.8%)	20 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.6%)	$22,696			$764			$21,932	76.8	68.7	219	75
420549004545	145	Central York High School	Public	9-12	601 Mundis Mill Rd	York	17406	York County	Central York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 846-6789	1,800	112	16	40.8%	1,108 (61.6%)	164 (9.1%)	256 (14.2%)	98 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (9.6%)	$15,737			$265			$15,472	76.8	71.9	192	47
421851002829	146	Parkland High School	Public	9-12	2700 N Cedar Crest Blvd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5600	3,242	212	15.2	34.6%	1,866 (57.6%)	199 (6.1%)	610 (18.8%)	412 (12.7%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	150 (4.6%)	$19,830			$641			$19,189	76.7	83.4	90	56
422403000949	147	Tyrone Area High School	Public	9-12	1001 Clay Ave	Tyrone	16686	Blair County	Tyrone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 684-4240	511	36	14.2	50.3%	482 (94.3%)	10 (2.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	$29			$02			$27	76.6	89.1	45	102
421827001406	148	Owen J Roberts High School	Public	9-12	981 Ridge Rd	Pottstown	19465	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 469-5101	1,836	123	14.9	21.6%	1,461 (79.6%)	94 (5.1%)	119 (6.5%)	86 (4.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (3.9%)	$10			$00			$10	76.4	85.7	76	72
420588000732	149	Chestnut Ridge Senior High School	Public	8-12	2588 Quaker Valley Road	New Paris	15554	Bedford County	Chestnut Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 839-4195	503	38	13.2	54.5%	478 (95.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$15,754			$805			$14,949	76.3	69.2	214	65
422286003224	150	Stroudsburg High School	Public	10-12	1100 W Main St	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 421-1991	1,245	77	16.2	45.8%	569 (45.7%)	266 (21.4%)	328 (26.3%)	43 (3.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.8%)	$20,122			$346			$19,776	76.3	67.9	227	77

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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.

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