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)
422630007650	1	Wilkes-Barre Area School District STEM Academy	Public	9-12	2021 Wolfpack Way	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 826-7111	84	3	28.1	100.0%	65 (77.4%)	1 (1.2%)	12 (14.3%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$1,355			$00			$1,355	99.1	98.1	3	2
421899003808	2	Masterman Julia R Sec School	Public, Magnet	5-12	1699 Spring Garden St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(215) 400-7580	1,199	58	20.5	100.0%	478 (39.9%)	199 (16.6%)	96 (8.0%)	330 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (7.8%)	$15,137			$7,658			$7,480	99.1	98.7	2
420771007401	3	Downingtown STEM Academy	Public	9-12	335 Manor Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-8460	962	68	14.1	5.7%	485 (50.4%)	20 (2.1%)	17 (1.8%)	399 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.2%)	$17,679			$214			$17,465	99	98.8	1	2
421899003848	4	Central High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3590	2,287	112	20.4	100.0%	632 (27.6%)	493 (21.6%)	230 (10.1%)	828 (36.2%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	97 (4.2%)	$14,222			$7,333			$6,889	98.1	97.1	5	1
421416003296	5	Harriton Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 N Ithan Ave	Bryn Mawr	19010	Delaware County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 658-3950	1,206	118	10.2	16.0%	827 (68.6%)	95 (7.9%)	71 (5.9%)	139 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (6.1%)	$31,856			$306			$31,550	96.8	94.9	13	8
421611000254	6	Mt Lebanon Senior High School	Public	9-12	155 Cochran Rd	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2003	1,789	120	14.9	18.5%	1,484 (83.0%)	36 (2.0%)	73 (4.1%)	111 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (4.6%)	$18,502			$363			$18,139	96.8	96	10	4
421007000156	7	Fox Chapel Area High School	Public	9-12	611 Field Club Rd	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 967-2430	1,280	95	13.5	24.1%	1,013 (79.1%)	48 (3.8%)	56 (4.4%)	106 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.4%)	$24,514			$218			$24,296	96.7	94.7	15	8
420285000315	8	Pine-Richland High School	Public	9-12	700 Warrendale Rd	Gibsonia	15044	Allegheny County	Pine-Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-4444	1,432	102	14	9.8%	1,241 (86.7%)	19 (1.3%)	45 (3.1%)	82 (5.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (2.8%)	$18,809			$560			$18,250	96.6	96	9	1
421416003295	9	Lower Merion High School	Public	9-12	315 E Montgomery Ave	Ardmore	19003	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1810	1,757	148	11.9	20.9%	1,107 (63.0%)	221 (12.6%)	115 (6.5%)	170 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	140 (8.0%)	$29,676			$285			$29,391	96.1	96.7	6	3
421866006648	10	Penn Trafford High School	Public	9-12	3381 Route 130	Harrison City	15636	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 744-4471	1,212	70	17.3	24.1%	1,101 (90.8%)	30 (2.5%)	28 (2.3%)	19 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.5%)	$16,474			$264			$16,210	95.8	94.6	17	7

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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