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)
422457000492	11	Upper Saint Clair High School	Public	9-12	1825 McLaughlin Run Rd	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	1,301	96	13.6	13.9%	1,025 (78.8%)	18 (1.4%)	38 (2.9%)	171 (13.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.6%)	$24,055			$592			$23,463	95.8	92.2	25	14
421140005190	12	Hampton High School	Public	9-12	2929 McCully Rd	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	Hampton Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-6376	895	61	14.6	18.8%	816 (91.2%)	6 (0.7%)	14 (1.6%)	34 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.5%)	$22			$00			$22	95.7	89.3	43	31
422058000470	13	South Fayette High School	Public	9-12	3640 Old Oakdale Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Washington County	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 221-4542	1,115	75	14.9	16.4%	798 (71.6%)	19 (1.7%)	21 (1.9%)	224 (20.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.5%)	$16,422			$201			$16,220	95.6	94.8	14	1
421686001084	14	New Hope-Solebury High School	Public	9-12	182 W Bridge St	New Hope	18938	Bucks County	New Hope-Solebury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 862-2028	447	41	10.7	15.7%	345 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.1%)	25 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.5%)	$20,328			$203			$20,125	95.4	97.5	4	10
421917006989	15	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12	Public	6-12	107 Thackeray St	Pittsburgh	15213	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7620	610	43	14.3	100.0%	281 (46.1%)	238 (39.0%)	21 (3.4%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.5%)	$26,045			$3,351			$22,695	95.2	81.2	105	90
421992001921	16	Radnor Senior High School	Public	9-12	130 King of Prussia Rd	Radnor	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 293-0855	1,175	94	12.5	15.6%	804 (68.4%)	74 (6.3%)	73 (6.2%)	181 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.5%)	$26,868			$599			$26,269	95.1	93.9	20	4
421896005083	17	Peters Township High School	Public	9-12	121 Rolling Hills Dr.	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-6250	1,231	82	15	11.5%	1,130 (91.8%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.5%)	42 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.9%)	$17,085			$113			$16,971	95.1	94.6	16	1
421899000923	18	Science Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1482 Green St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 979-5620	500	29	17.2	100.0%	181 (36.2%)	142 (28.4%)	82 (16.4%)	53 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	$16,357			$8,617			$7,740	94.9	93.1	22	4
421059001869	19	Garnet Valley High School	Public	9-12	552 Smithbridge Rd	Glen Mills	19342	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 579-7745	1,500	117	12.8	15.9%	1,068 (71.2%)	45 (3.0%)	37 (2.5%)	285 (19.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (4.0%)	$20,587			$129			$20,458	94.8	82.4	94	75
421899000962	20	Academy at Palumbo	Public, Magnet	9-12	1100 Catharine St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-8130	1,188	63	18.8	99.7%	193 (16.2%)	296 (24.9%)	205 (17.3%)	429 (36.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.1%)	$14,747			$7,461			$7,286	94.6	89.2	44	24

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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.