Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
421590007587	581	Morrisville High School	Public	6-12	550 W Palmer St	Morrisville	19067	Bucks County	Morrisville Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 736-5260	413	35	11.9	100.5%	114 (27.6%)	150 (36.3%)	111 (26.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	$15,255	$1,312	$13,943	14	3.9	657	76
420012300759	582	Maritime Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2275 Bridge Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Maritime Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 535-4555	822	67	12.3	93.2%	265 (32.2%)	122 (14.8%)	363 (44.2%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	$178	$83	$95	13.6	22.4	544	38
420423001029	583	Truman Senior High School	Public	9-12	3001Green Lane	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 547-3000	1,698	117	14.5	100.0%	816 (48.1%)	326 (19.2%)	319 (18.8%)	60 (3.5%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	165 (9.7%)	$18,458	$1,953	$16,505	13.6	17.1	564	19
420006807636	584	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	136 S 4th Street	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 439-5814	626	51	12.2	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)	596 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,081	$2,836	$11,245	13.3	6.3	621	37
420008400578	585	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	35 S. 4th Street	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 922-1902	634	40	15.9	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	480 (75.7%)	121 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.8%)	$21,565	$4,523	$17,042	12.4	6.1	627	42
421899000821	586	Parkway West	Public, Magnet	9-12	4725 Fairmont Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7710	167	16	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	150 (89.8%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	$21,956	$11,333	$10,623	12.2	14.3	578	8
421233505180	587	Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	576 Vo Tech Rd	Reynoldsville	15851	Jefferson County	Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(814) 653-8265	559	44	12.7	100.2%	535 (95.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)				12	17	565	22
422240006516	588	Academy Park High School	Public	9-12	300 Calcon Hook Rd	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4330	1,286	79	16.2	100.0%	126 (9.8%)	1,033 (80.3%)	65 (5.1%)	17 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.3%)	$10,063	$1,559	$8,504	12	11.4	593	5
421650007214	589	Woodland Hills High School	Public	9-12	2550 Greensburg Pike	Pittsburgh	15221	Allegheny County	Woodland Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 244-1100	966	68	14.2	68.8%	260 (26.9%)	585 (60.6%)	41 (4.2%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.5%)	$23,895	$2,112	$21,782	11.9	19.6	557	32
421899003818	590	Furness Horace High School	Public	9-12	1900 S 3rd St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8300	822	59	14	100.0%	53 (6.4%)	146 (17.8%)	334 (40.6%)	258 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.5%)	$19,034	$10,341	$8,693	11.6	15	576	14

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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.
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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.

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)
421590007587	581	Morrisville High School	Public	6-12	550 W Palmer St	Morrisville	19067	Bucks County	Morrisville Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 736-5260	413	35	11.9	100.5%	114 (27.6%)	150 (36.3%)	111 (26.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	$15,255			$1,312			$13,943	14	3.9	657	76
420012300759	582	Maritime Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2275 Bridge Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Maritime Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 535-4555	822	67	12.3	93.2%	265 (32.2%)	122 (14.8%)	363 (44.2%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	$178			$83			$95	13.6	22.4	544	38
420423001029	583	Truman Senior High School	Public	9-12	3001Green Lane	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 547-3000	1,698	117	14.5	100.0%	816 (48.1%)	326 (19.2%)	319 (18.8%)	60 (3.5%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	165 (9.7%)	$18,458			$1,953			$16,505	13.6	17.1	564	19
420006807636	584	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	136 S 4th Street	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 439-5814	626	51	12.2	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)	596 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,081			$2,836			$11,245	13.3	6.3	621	37
420008400578	585	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	35 S. 4th Street	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 922-1902	634	40	15.9	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	480 (75.7%)	121 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.8%)	$21,565			$4,523			$17,042	12.4	6.1	627	42
421899000821	586	Parkway West	Public, Magnet	9-12	4725 Fairmont Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7710	167	16	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	150 (89.8%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	$21,956			$11,333			$10,623	12.2	14.3	578	8
421233505180	587	Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	576 Vo Tech Rd	Reynoldsville	15851	Jefferson County	Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(814) 653-8265	559	44	12.7	100.2%	535 (95.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)								12	17	565	22
422240006516	588	Academy Park High School	Public	9-12	300 Calcon Hook Rd	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4330	1,286	79	16.2	100.0%	126 (9.8%)	1,033 (80.3%)	65 (5.1%)	17 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.3%)	$10,063			$1,559			$8,504	12	11.4	593	5
421650007214	589	Woodland Hills High School	Public	9-12	2550 Greensburg Pike	Pittsburgh	15221	Allegheny County	Woodland Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 244-1100	966	68	14.2	68.8%	260 (26.9%)	585 (60.6%)	41 (4.2%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.5%)	$23,895			$2,112			$21,782	11.9	19.6	557	32
421899003818	590	Furness Horace High School	Public	9-12	1900 S 3rd St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8300	822	59	14	100.0%	53 (6.4%)	146 (17.8%)	334 (40.6%)	258 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.5%)	$19,034			$10,341			$8,693	11.6	15	576	14