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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
422076004002	511	Salisbury-Elk Lick Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 Smith Ave	Salisbury	15558	Somerset County	Salisbury-Elk Lick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 662-2741	124	17	7.1	46.0%	120 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$22,350	$4,993	$17,358	28.8	11.1	597	86
421239002280	512	Jefferson-Morgan Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	1351 Jefferson Rd	Jefferson	15344	Greene County	Jefferson-Morgan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 883-2310	373	30	12.4	53.4%	358 (96.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$17,617	$1,246	$16,371	28.7	25.1	530	18
421845007560	513	Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	912 Coal Region Way	Lansford	18232	Carbon County	Panther Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 645-2171	781	46	16.9	101.3%	556 (71.2%)	55 (7.0%)	118 (15.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	$10,321	$2,633	$7,688	28.6	40.3	457	56
422214003056	514	South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 Percy St	South Williamsport	17702	Lycoming County	South Williamsport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 326-2684	480	38	12.7	59.4%	439 (91.5%)	10 (2.1%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$28	$01	$27	28.6	49.8	384	130
420363000649	515	Beaver Falls Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1701 8th Ave	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-7470	480	32	15	100.0%	228 (47.5%)	128 (26.7%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (21.3%)	$24,368	$3,078	$21,290	28	24.8	536	21
421263002308	516	Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	7775 Juniata Valley Pike	Alexandria	16611	Huntingdon County	Juniata Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 669-4401	377	32	11.7	53.6%	364 (96.6%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,476	$1,070	$14,406	27.8	22	547	31
421662002704	517	New Castle Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 E Lincoln Ave	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	New Castle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-4700	732	47	15.5	100.0%	406 (55.5%)	167 (22.8%)	49 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (14.6%)	$17,662	$2,771	$14,891	27.5	31.1	501	16
421551006583	518	Minersville Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	Battlin Miner Dr & Low Rd	Minersville	17954	Schuylkill County	Minersville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 544-1400	496	39	12.8	100.2%	420 (84.7%)	16 (3.2%)	48 (9.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$14,865	$1,452	$13,412	27.3	35.8	475	43
420885003482	519	Easton Area High School	Public	9-12	2601 William Penn Hwy	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2481	2,824	176	16	101.3%	1,148 (40.7%)	465 (16.5%)	896 (31.7%)	160 (5.7%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	146 (5.2%)	$16,765	$1,125	$15,641	27	34.6	484	35
420014500944	520	Mastery Charter School - Shoemaker Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	5301 Media Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 296-7111	742	52	14.4	99.6%	4 (0.5%)	651 (87.7%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	$22,072	$4,458	$17,614	26.8	8.3	612	92

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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)
422076004002	511	Salisbury-Elk Lick Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 Smith Ave	Salisbury	15558	Somerset County	Salisbury-Elk Lick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 662-2741	124	17	7.1	46.0%	120 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$22,350			$4,993			$17,358	28.8	11.1	597	86
421239002280	512	Jefferson-Morgan Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	1351 Jefferson Rd	Jefferson	15344	Greene County	Jefferson-Morgan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 883-2310	373	30	12.4	53.4%	358 (96.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$17,617			$1,246			$16,371	28.7	25.1	530	18
421845007560	513	Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	912 Coal Region Way	Lansford	18232	Carbon County	Panther Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 645-2171	781	46	16.9	101.3%	556 (71.2%)	55 (7.0%)	118 (15.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	$10,321			$2,633			$7,688	28.6	40.3	457	56
422214003056	514	South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 Percy St	South Williamsport	17702	Lycoming County	South Williamsport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 326-2684	480	38	12.7	59.4%	439 (91.5%)	10 (2.1%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$28			$01			$27	28.6	49.8	384	130
420363000649	515	Beaver Falls Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1701 8th Ave	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-7470	480	32	15	100.0%	228 (47.5%)	128 (26.7%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (21.3%)	$24,368			$3,078			$21,290	28	24.8	536	21
421263002308	516	Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	7775 Juniata Valley Pike	Alexandria	16611	Huntingdon County	Juniata Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 669-4401	377	32	11.7	53.6%	364 (96.6%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,476			$1,070			$14,406	27.8	22	547	31
421662002704	517	New Castle Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 E Lincoln Ave	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	New Castle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-4700	732	47	15.5	100.0%	406 (55.5%)	167 (22.8%)	49 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (14.6%)	$17,662			$2,771			$14,891	27.5	31.1	501	16
421551006583	518	Minersville Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	Battlin Miner Dr & Low Rd	Minersville	17954	Schuylkill County	Minersville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 544-1400	496	39	12.8	100.2%	420 (84.7%)	16 (3.2%)	48 (9.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$14,865			$1,452			$13,412	27.3	35.8	475	43
420885003482	519	Easton Area High School	Public	9-12	2601 William Penn Hwy	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2481	2,824	176	16	101.3%	1,148 (40.7%)	465 (16.5%)	896 (31.7%)	160 (5.7%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	146 (5.2%)	$16,765			$1,125			$15,641	27	34.6	484	35
420014500944	520	Mastery Charter School - Shoemaker Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	5301 Media Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 296-7111	742	52	14.4	99.6%	4 (0.5%)	651 (87.7%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	$22,072			$4,458			$17,614	26.8	8.3	612	92