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)
421752004577	131	Northeastern Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 High St	Manchester	17345	York County	Northeastern York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 266-3644	1,151	73	15.7	40.4%	818 (71.1%)	101 (8.8%)	120 (10.4%)	31 (2.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.4%)	$15,159			$320			$14,839	78.1	75.1	150	19
422482004143	132	Eisenhower Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	3700 Route 957	Russell	16345	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 757-8878	416	29	14.4	100.0%	401 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$21,155			$3,337			$17,818	77.9	41.1	452	320
422223000714	133	South Side High School	Public	9-12	4949 State Route 151	Hookstown	15050	Beaver County	South Side Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 573-9581	279	23	11.9	27.2%	272 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$14,489			$829			$13,660	77.9	77.8	130	3
421899000771	134	Parkway Center City Middle College	Public, Magnet	9-12	540 N 13th Street	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7620	426	20	20.8	100.0%	13 (3.1%)	283 (66.4%)	73 (17.1%)	34 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.2%)	$21,009			$8,697			$12,312	77.8	65.4	253	119
422259004623	135	Spring Grove Area High School	Public	9-12	1490 Roth Church Road	Spring Grove	17362	York County	Spring Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 225-4731	1,198	77	15.5	37.7%	960 (80.1%)	70 (5.8%)	94 (7.8%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.4%)	$18,309			$1,165			$17,144	77.4	68	225	90
421431004828	136	Loyalsock Township Senior High School	Public	9-12	1801 Loyalsock Dr	Williamsport	17701	Lycoming County	Loyalsock Township School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 326-3581	461	32	14.6	101.3%	352 (76.4%)	36 (7.8%)	18 (3.9%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.3%)	$12,325			$375			$11,950	77.2	85	80	56
420351000062	137	Bethel Park High School	Public	9-12	309 Church Rd	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 854-8581	1,291	94	13.7	20.7%	1,157 (89.6%)	38 (2.9%)	17 (1.3%)	46 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (2.2%)	$12			$00			$12	77.2	81.2	104	33
422463004126	138	Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	403 Rocky Grove Ave	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Valley Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 437-3759	393	30	12.9	101.0%	371 (94.4%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	$19,074			$677			$18,397	77.1	65.7	249	111
420627006290	139	Cocalico Senior High School	Public	9-12	South 4th Street	Denver	17517	Lancaster County	Cocalico School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 336-1423	999	72	13.8	41.0%	831 (83.2%)	23 (2.3%)	88 (8.8%)	31 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.5%)	$4,277			$681			$3,597	77.1	73.1	175	36
421728005345	140	North Penn Senior High School	Public	10-12	1340 S Valley Forge Rd	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 368-9800	3,210	220	14.5	35.7%	1,740 (54.2%)	329 (10.2%)	276 (8.6%)	660 (20.6%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	197 (6.1%)	$20,197			$539			$19,658	77	86	71	69

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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.

Educational resources:

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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.