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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)
420081606948	561	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2501 Kensington Avenue	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 288-2001	663	32	20.9	99.8%	1 (0.2%)	624 (94.1%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$21,312			$5,946			$15,366	19.4	19.1	558	3
422279000196	562	Steel Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	3113 Main St	Munhall	15120	Allegheny County	Steel Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 464-3600	400	39	10.2	88.3%	199 (49.8%)	149 (37.3%)	5 (1.3%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	$22,297			$727			$21,571	19.4	35.2	479	83
422544007638	563	West Greene Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1352 Hargus Creek Rd	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	West Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 499-5183	308	30	10.2	42.5%	304 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$27,904			$1,114			$26,790	19.3	41.1	451	112
422681005168	564	York County School of Technology	Public	9-12	2179 South Queen Street	York	17402	York County	York County School of Technology	No	No	No	No	(717) 741-0820	1,620	111	14.5	47.8%	1,120 (69.1%)	150 (9.3%)	253 (15.6%)	11 (0.7%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (4.6%)								18.2	19.7	556	8
420681007335	565	Cornell High School	Public	7-12	1099 Maple St	Coraopolis	15108	Allegheny County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-5010	241	26	9.2	86.3%	118 (49.0%)	52 (21.6%)	39 (16.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.9%)	$28,642			$1,810			$26,832	18.2	12.1	588	23
420075206095	566	Propel Cs-Montour	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	340 Bilmar Drive	Pittsburgh	15205	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Montour	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	791	58	13.6		220 (27.8%)	427 (54.0%)	17 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (15.0%)	$18,531			$2,272			$16,260	18.2	12.1	589	23
420085607402	567	Universal Audenried Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	3301 Tasker Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Universal Audenried Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 952-4801	546	33	16.5	85.7%	6 (1.1%)	495 (90.7%)	22 (4.0%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$20,271			$4,893			$15,378	18.1	26.6	525	42
420083307363	568	Propel Cs-Braddock Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1500 Yost Blvd	Pittsburgh	15221	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Braddock Hills	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	791	58	13.6	100.0%	51 (6.4%)	641 (81.0%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (10.1%)	$23,819			$2,117			$21,702	17.7	11.1	598	30
420006200504	569	Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5400 Warrington Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Hardy Williams	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 724-2343	1,215	69	17.5		2 (0.2%)	1,159 (95.4%)	32 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.9%)	$20,291			$4,160			$16,131	17.6	22.3	545	24
420089507589	570	Technical Freire Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2221 North Broad Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Technical Freire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 507-1111	461	41	11.2		2 (0.4%)	410 (88.9%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$20,101			$4,478			$15,623	17.1	12.1	587	17

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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.
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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.