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)
420606001475	151	Clarion Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	219 Liberty St	Clarion	16214	Clarion County	Clarion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 226-8112	419	28	14.8	63.2%	359 (85.7%)	17 (4.1%)	12 (2.9%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$21,110			$258			$20,852	76.2	68.4	221	70
421899006904	152	Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush	Public	9-12	11081 Knights Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3030	583	32	18.1	100.0%	242 (41.5%)	135 (23.2%)	115 (19.7%)	51 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (6.3%)	$16,696			$8,118			$8,578	76.1	70.7	198	46
421338002680	153	Laurel High School	Public	9-12	2497 Harlansburg Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-9056	317	29	10.8	33.1%	305 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$18,193			$460			$17,733	75.8	79.6	114	39
421950003216	154	Pocono Mountain East High School	Public	9-12	231 Pocono Mountain School Roa	Swiftwater	18370	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	1,256	96	13	99.8%	660 (52.5%)	220 (17.5%)	324 (25.8%)	32 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.4%)	$22,995			$1,302			$21,693	75.7	57.6	317	163
421275005112	155	Keystone Oaks High School	Public	9-12	1000 Kelton Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 571-6040	577	43	13.5	49.4%	437 (75.7%)	36 (6.2%)	34 (5.9%)	30 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.9%)	$20,603			$520			$20,083	75.7	76.4	141	14
421074002043	156	Girard High School	Public	9-12	1135 Lake St	Girard	16417	Erie County	Girard School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 774-5607	505	32	15.7	100.0%	464 (91.9%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$18,367			$2,330			$16,037	75.7	84.8	83	73
421410001776	157	Lower Dauphin High School	Public	9-12	201 S Hanover St	Hummelstown	17036	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 566-5330	1,088	84	13	25.7%	881 (81.0%)	17 (1.6%)	95 (8.7%)	35 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.4%)	$16,107			$699			$15,408	75.5	86.7	66	91
420007700554	158	Franklin Towne Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5301 Tacony St Building 108	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Franklin Towne Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-5000	1,314	71	18.5	99.5%	694 (52.8%)	169 (12.9%)	401 (30.5%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (2.2%)	$7,078			$00			$7,078	75.4	81.2	106	52
421785002821	159	Northwestern Lehigh High School	Public	9-12	6493 Route 309	New Tripoli	18066	Lehigh County	Northwestern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 298-8661	653	55	11.8	25.3%	592 (90.7%)	9 (1.4%)	26 (4.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$22,019			$932			$21,087	75.4	73.8	165	6
421884004682	160	Pennsbury High School	Public	9-12	705 Hood Blvd	Fairless Hills	19030	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 949-6700	2,869	221	13	29.9%	2,075 (72.3%)	182 (6.3%)	212 (7.4%)	209 (7.3%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	187 (6.5%)	$20,102			$491			$19,612	75	79.8	112	48

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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.