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)
420342006207	231	Berlin Brothersvalley Senior High School	Public	9-12	1025 E Main Street	Berlin	15530	Somerset County	Berlin Brothersvalley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 267-4622	236	29	8	41.9%	225 (95.3%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$21,767			$667			$21,100	66.9	70.2	202	29
422655003522	232	Wilson Area High School	Public	9-12	424 Warrior Ln	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Wilson Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 373-6030	729	46	15.7	51.4%	375 (51.4%)	75 (10.3%)	186 (25.5%)	34 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.7%)	$15,427			$82			$15,345	66.8	71	197	35
420084607383	233	York Academy Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	32 West North Street	York	17401	York County	York Academy Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 801-3900	1,009	63	16.1	99.7%	221 (21.9%)	288 (28.5%)	388 (38.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (10.7%)	$15,264			$1,502			$13,762	66.8	42.7	441	208
421836004734	234	Palmerton Area High School	Public	9-12	3525 Fireline Rd	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 826-3155	504	40	12.5	39.5%	439 (87.1%)	3 (0.6%)	52 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$15,441			$319			$15,121	66.5	67.7	231	3
420006700511	235	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	413 Fairview Street	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 983-4080	1,164	101	11.5	40.8%	463 (39.8%)	327 (28.1%)	130 (11.2%)	86 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	157 (13.5%)	$17,075			$1,122			$15,954	66.4	78.8	119	116
420276004165	236	Avella Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1000 Avella Rd	Avella	15312	Washington County	Avella Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 356-2218	229	26	8.9	50.7%	223 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$25,243			$758			$24,484	66.2	55.4	335	99
422064005169	237	St Marys Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	977 S Saint Marys Rd	Saint Marys	15857	Elk County	Saint Marys Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 834-7831	576	40	14.5	100.2%	556 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$14,702			$723			$13,979	66.1	81.3	103	134
422482004149	238	Warren Area High School	Public	9-12	345 E 5th Ave	Warren	16365	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 723-3370	693	52	13.4	100.0%	643 (92.8%)	9 (1.3%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	$20,612			$3,007			$17,606	66	54.4	346	108
422031001989	239	Ridgway Area High School	Public	9-12	1403 Hill St	Ridgway	15853	Elk County	Ridgway Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 773-3164	215	19	11.3	40.9%	203 (94.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	$22,483			$1,337			$21,145	65.9	56.6	327	88
421371004442	240	Ligonier Valley High School	Public	9-12	40 Springer Rd	Ligonier	15658	Westmoreland County	Ligonier Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 238-9531	455	35	13	44.8%	431 (94.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$20,924			$1,067			$19,857	65.9	61.2	282	42

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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.