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)
420008800587	371	Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	630 Park Avenue	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 275-8500	2,954	216	13.7	61.5%	1,386 (46.9%)	747 (25.3%)	522 (17.7%)	79 (2.7%)	22 (0.7%)	8 (0.3%)	190 (6.4%)	$14,885			$1,606			$13,279	52	45.6	418	47
421092004373	372	Greensburg-Salem High School	Public	9-12	65 Mennel Dr	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 832-2900	786	58	13.5	100.0%	642 (81.7%)	58 (7.4%)	29 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (6.1%)	$17,335			$2,102			$15,233	52	44.5	427	55
421617004458	373	Mount Pleasant Area High School	Public	9-12	265 State Street	Mount Pleasant	15666	Westmoreland County	Mount Pleasant Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 547-4100	606	40	15.1	44.1%	587 (96.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$19,153			$1,017			$18,136	52	53.8	348	25
420375007704	374	River Valley High School	Public	9-12	100 School Lane	Blairsville	15717	Indiana County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 459-8882	420	37	11.2	99.5%	386 (91.9%)	8 (1.9%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$29,070			$3,001			$26,070	51.9	56.8	326	48
420765002539	375	Donegal High School	Public	9-12	1025 Koser Road	Mount Joy	17552	Lancaster County	Donegal School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 653-1871	923	57	16.2	47.1%	685 (74.2%)	30 (3.3%)	158 (17.1%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.9%)	$15,206			$968			$14,238	51.8	60.4	291	84
421899006822	376	Franklin LC	Public, Magnet	9-12	616 N 15th St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7570	763	54	14.1	99.6%	46 (6.0%)	367 (48.1%)	233 (30.5%)	91 (11.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.8%)	$16,434			$8,650			$7,784	51.6	53.6	351	25
421917000409	377	Pittsburgh Allderdice High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2409 Shady Ave	Pittsburgh	15217	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4800	1,294	96	13.5	100.0%	610 (47.1%)	433 (33.5%)	85 (6.6%)	57 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	101 (7.8%)	$25,828			$3,323			$22,505	51.5	60	296	81
428013007054	378	Carbon Career & Technical Institute	Public	9-12	150 West 13th Street	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Carbon Career & Technical Institute	No	No	No	No	(570) 325-3682	391	32	12.4	27.1%	357 (91.3%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								51.4	46.4	410	32
421038006563	379	Freedom Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1190 Bulldog Dr	Freedom	15042	Beaver County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7400	357	31	11.4	54.6%	327 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	$14,081			$533			$13,548	51.3	48.7	391	12
420330000917	380	Bellwood-Antis High School	Public	9-12	400 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 742-2274	374	34	11.1	40.1%	361 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$17,137			$679			$16,459	50.9	77	138	242

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.