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)
422237004064	411	North Penn-Liberty Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8675 Route 414	Liberty	16930	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 324-2071	242	22	11	52.1%	227 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$21,720			$1,735			$19,985	47.4	45.8	416	5
420089107602	412	MaST Community Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6238 Rising Sun Avenue	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	MaST Community Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 348-1215	1,895	134	14.1	68.5%	528 (27.9%)	555 (29.3%)	431 (22.7%)	269 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (5.8%)	$14,333			$3,103			$11,231	47.1	39.4	459	47
421812002449	413	Old Forge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Marion St	Old Forge	18518	Lackawanna County	Old Forge School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 457-6721	439	37	11.9	47.2%	331 (75.4%)	16 (3.6%)	57 (13.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	$15,954			$1,274			$14,679	46.9	54.8	345	68
422127006800	414	Shanksville-Stonycreek High School	Public	9-12	1325 Corner Stone Rd	Shanksville	15541	Somerset County	Shanksville-Stonycreek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 267-4649	89	8	10.7		85 (95.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$330			$16			$314	46.9	62.4	271	143
422409002075	415	Union City High School	Public	9-12	105 Concord Street	Union City	16438	Erie County	Union City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 438-7673	302	32	9.4	97.0%	287 (95.0%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$19,651			$871			$18,780	46.9	43.3	436	21
421217001885	416	Interboro Senior High School	Public	9-12	16th & Amosland Road	Prospect Park	19076	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 237-6410	1,073	83	13	53.4%	712 (66.4%)	159 (14.8%)	72 (6.7%)	61 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.1%)	$18,605			$1,079			$17,526	46.9	51.6	366	50
420248000820	417	Antietam Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	2310 Cumberland Ave	Reading	19606	Berks County	Antietam School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 779-3545	551	37	14.8	99.5%	197 (35.8%)	35 (6.4%)	292 (53.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$14,072			$397			$13,675	46.8	42.5	442	25
422482004146	418	Sheffield Area Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	6760 Route 6	Sheffield	16347	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 968-3720	226	14	16.1	100.0%	216 (95.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	$23,700			$3,027			$20,673	46.7	63.1	267	151
422181002658	419	Solanco High School	Public	9-12	585 Solanco Rd	Quarryville	17566	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 786-2151	1,021	59	17.3	41.9%	861 (84.3%)	13 (1.3%)	105 (10.3%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.3%)	$17,821			$938			$16,883	46.3	36.4	474	55
421809004931	420	Oil City Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Lynch Blvd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 676-2771	608	41	14.8	100.5%	558 (91.8%)	19 (3.1%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	$16,496			$976			$15,520	46.2	62.9	269	151

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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.