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)
421062000170	241	Gateway Senior High School	Public	9-12	3000 Gateway Campus Blvd	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 373-5744	1,127	75	14.9	100.2%	521 (46.2%)	375 (33.3%)	56 (5.0%)	76 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (8.5%)	$20,892			$276			$20,616	65.7	58.3	310	69
421485006252	242	McConnellsburg High School	Public	9-12	151 E Cherry St	Mc Connellsburg	17233	Fulton County	Central Fulton School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 485-3195	276	20	13.5	43.1%	250 (90.6%)	6 (2.2%)	13 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$16,125			$1,187			$14,938	65.7	63.9	263	21
421476001902	243	Marple Newtown Senior High School	Public	9-12	120 Media Line Rd	Newtown Square	19073	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4218	1,245	95	13.1	28.0%	1,024 (82.2%)	34 (2.7%)	33 (2.7%)	128 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.1%)	$20,431			$565			$19,866	65.6	73.2	172	71
422475004310	244	Wallenpaupack Area High School	Public	9-12	2552 Route 6	Hawley	18428	Pike County	Wallenpaupack Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 226-4557	1,001	90	11.1	99.7%	836 (83.5%)	22 (2.2%)	98 (9.8%)	12 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.5%)	$27,056			$928			$26,129	65.3	57.3	319	75
420255002320	245	Apollo-Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1825 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 478-6000	308	43	7.1	104.2%	284 (92.2%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$31,327			$427			$30,900	65.3	90.4	37	208
422244007521	246	Seneca Valley High School	Public	9-12	128 Seneca School Rd	Harmony	16037	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 452-6041	2,294	171	13.3	23.3%	2,006 (87.4%)	44 (1.9%)	89 (3.9%)	66 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (3.9%)	$19,000			$617			$18,383	65.3	75.3	149	97
421890002649	247	Pequea Valley High School	Public	9-12	4033 E Newport Rd	Kinzers	17529	Lancaster County	Pequea Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 768-5500	452	36	12.5	54.9%	353 (78.1%)	12 (2.7%)	57 (12.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$25,636			$2,936			$22,700	65	73	180	67
422292004030	248	Sullivan County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	749 South Street	Laporte	18626	Sullivan County	Sullivan County School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 946-7001	280	27	10.4	98.9%	272 (97.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$25,764			$1,288			$24,476	64.9	45	422	174
421713001489	249	North Clarion County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10439 Route 36	Tionesta	16353	Forest County	North Clarion County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 744-8544	297	28	10.6	48.8%	293 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$17,351			$1,595			$15,755	64.8	61.1	285	36
421122003145	250	Grove City Area High School	Public	9-12	511 Highland Ave	Grove City	16127	Mercer County	Grove City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 458-5456	650	59	10.9	43.4%	578 (88.9%)	27 (4.2%)	16 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$16,536			$2,062			$14,473	64.8	55	339	89

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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.