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)
421272001486	361	Keystone Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 Beatty Avenue	Knox	16232	Clarion County	Keystone School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 797-1261	429	35	12.4	39.9%	412 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$18,232			$1,545			$16,688	53.3	62.1	274	87
420534001208	362	Central Cambria High School	Public	9-12	204 Schoolhouse Rd	Ebensburg	15931	Cambria County	Central Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 472-8860	509	34	14.8	39.3%	496 (97.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,567			$1,350			$11,217	53.1	38.8	461	99
421857006439	363	Pen Argyl Area High School	Public	9-12	501 W Laurel Ave	Pen Argyl	18072	Northampton County	Pen Argyl Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 863-1293	466	38	12.4	49.6%	387 (83.0%)	11 (2.4%)	37 (7.9%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$21,338			$1,141			$20,198	53	70.3	201	162
420655000017	364	New Oxford Senior High School	Public	9-12	130 Berlin Road	New Oxford	17350	Adams County	Conewago Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 624-2157	1,252	85	14.7	46.0%	945 (75.5%)	26 (2.1%)	234 (18.7%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.1%)	$15,960			$197			$15,764	53	57.4	318	46
420828006159	365	East Forest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	120 W Birch St	Marienville	16239	Forest County	Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 927-6688	64	9	6.8	100.0%	60 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$62,401			$3,944			$58,457	52.6			(n/a)
422193001177	366	Knoch High School	Public	9-12	345 Knoch Rd	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 352-1700	721	48	15	32.9%	702 (97.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$17,394			$903			$16,491	52.5	53.1	354	12
421899007524	367	The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Public, Magnet	5-12	5925 Malvern Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7270	557	39	14.4	100.4%	56 (10.1%)	424 (76.1%)	24 (4.3%)	24 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$16,371			$8,093			$8,277	52.2	72.5	187	180
421596001550	368	Moshannon Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4934 Green Acre Rd	Houtzdale	16651	Clearfield County	Moshannon Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 378-7616	366	27	13.8	102.5%	351 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$17,667			$1,455			$16,212	52.1	34.3	489	121
421764002760	369	Northern Lebanon Senior High School	Public	7-12	345 School Dr	Fredericksburg	17026	Lebanon County	Northern Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 865-2117	1,005	74	13.5	40.7%	846 (84.2%)	8 (0.8%)	126 (12.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	$16,808			$1,008			$15,799	52.1	34.5	486	117
421529007398	370	Mifflin County High School	Public	10-12	501 Sixth Street	Lewistown	17044	Mifflin County	Mifflin County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 242-0240	1,066	75	14.1	53.1%	963 (90.3%)	28 (2.6%)	48 (4.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.7%)	$19			$03			$16	52	55.7	333	37

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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