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)
421173005352	81	Saucon Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	2100 Polk Valley Rd	Hellertown	18055	Northampton County	Saucon Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 838-7001	630	47	13.4	29.7%	482 (76.5%)	9 (1.4%)	78 (12.4%)	22 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	$24,845			$1,214			$23,631	84.9	77.3	134	53
420259000517	82	West Shamokin Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	178 Wolf Drive	Rural Valley	16249	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 783-7040	527	50	10.5	105.9%	518 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,615			$3,898			$23,717	84.8	89.4	42	40
420432006162	83	Brookville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	Brookville Jr./Sr. High School	Brookville	15825	Jefferson County	Brookville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 849-1106	577	50	11.4	100.0%	557 (96.5%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$16,467			$2,736			$13,731	84.7	82.2	96	13
421215002325	84	Indiana Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	450 N 5th St	Indiana	15701	Indiana County	Indiana Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 463-8562	910	54	16.8	44.8%	791 (86.9%)	45 (4.9%)	18 (2.0%)	29 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.6%)	$17,788			$614			$17,174	84.5	75.3	146	62
420720002869	85	Dallas Senior High School	Public	9-12	2030 Conyngham Avenue	Dallas	18612	Luzerne County	Dallas School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 674-7230	765	55	14	28.1%	704 (92.0%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.4%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$15,825			$958			$14,867	84.4	74	161	76
421377001213	86	Penn Cambria High School	Public	9-12	401 Linden Ave	Cresson	16630	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 886-8188	552	42	12.9	42.4%	530 (96.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$15,755			$725			$15,030	84.4	82.8	93	7
422508006148	87	Seneca High School	Public	9-12	10770 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16442	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 824-3400	388	38	10.1	50.5%	363 (93.6%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$18,518			$1,961			$16,557	84.3			(n/a)
421479001159	88	Mars Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	520 Route 228	Mars	16046	Butler County	Mars Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-1581	1,048	96	10.9	12.1%	981 (93.6%)	9 (0.9%)	24 (2.3%)	30 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$13,920			$236			$13,683	84.1	80.6	109	21
422151002708	89	Shenango High School	Public	7-12	2550 Ellwood Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Shenango Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-5537	434	37	11.6	99.3%	404 (93.1%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$28,923			$5,234			$23,689	84	83.1	91	2
422187003354	90	Souderton Area High School	Public	9-12	625 Lower Road	Souderton	18964	Montgomery County	Souderton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 723-2808	2,132	127	16.7	29.1%	1,603 (75.2%)	92 (4.3%)	242 (11.4%)	173 (8.1%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	13 (0.6%)	$8,238			$209			$8,028	83.3	87.1	62	28

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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:

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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.