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)
421899000899	631	Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson	Public, Magnet	9-12	2118-2160 N 13th Street	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7420	316	23	13.7	100.3%	9 (2.8%)	201 (63.6%)	90 (28.5%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$17,363	$9,005	$8,357	5.9	5.9	630	1
421899007598	632	Kensington High School	Public	9-12	2501 Coral St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7700	460	43	10.6	100.2%	39 (8.5%)	143 (31.1%)	244 (53.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.4%)	$22,321	$11,883	$10,438	5.9	8.1	613	19
422587005059	633	West Side Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	75 Evans Street	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	West Side Career & Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(570) 288-8493	380	29	13.1	127.9%	310 (81.6%)	23 (6.1%)	36 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)				5.8	4.8	645	12
420001100272	634	Keystone Education Center Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	425 South Good Hope Road	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Keystone Education Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(724) 588-2511	182	17	10.5	99.5%	121 (66.5%)	39 (21.4%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.8%)	$20,641	$5,012	$15,629	5.7	9.8	603	31
420009500655	635	Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5580 Goods Lane	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation Charter Sc	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(814) 682-5258	193	29	6.5		162 (83.9%)	7 (3.6%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	$27,635	$2,130	$25,505	5.7			(n/a)
421899003849	636	Edison High School/Fareira Skills	Public	9-12	151 West Luzerne Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3900	887	72	12.2	100.0%	12 (1.4%)	268 (30.2%)	583 (65.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	$19,965	$10,967	$8,998	5.6	4.1	651	15
420010800692	637	Belmont Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4030 Brown Street	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Belmont Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 823-8208	945	74	12.7	91.1%	1 (0.1%)	914 (96.7%)	25 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$21,586	$4,999	$16,587	5.5	4	653	16
420290000015	638	Chester County Technical College High School - Pickering Campus	Public	9-12	1580 Charlestown Road	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Chester County Technical College High School	No	No	No	No	(610) 933-8877	96	24	4	96.9%	72 (75.0%)	11 (11.5%)	11 (11.5%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				5.4	3.5	660	22
421899003857	639	Overbrook High School	Public	9-12	5898 Lancaster Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7300	391	31	12.4	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	352 (90.0%)	18 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$19,428	$10,629	$8,799	5.1	7.6	617	22
420012800843	640	Achievement House Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	102 Pickering Way	Exton	19341	Chester County	Achievement House Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(484) 615-6200	1,083	64	16.8	63.6%	445 (41.1%)	331 (30.6%)	259 (23.9%)	22 (2.0%)	10 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (0.9%)	$12,103	$1,993	$10,110	5	9.8	602	38

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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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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)
421899000899	631	Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson	Public, Magnet	9-12	2118-2160 N 13th Street	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7420	316	23	13.7	100.3%	9 (2.8%)	201 (63.6%)	90 (28.5%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$17,363			$9,005			$8,357	5.9	5.9	630	1
421899007598	632	Kensington High School	Public	9-12	2501 Coral St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7700	460	43	10.6	100.2%	39 (8.5%)	143 (31.1%)	244 (53.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.4%)	$22,321			$11,883			$10,438	5.9	8.1	613	19
422587005059	633	West Side Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	75 Evans Street	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	West Side Career & Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(570) 288-8493	380	29	13.1	127.9%	310 (81.6%)	23 (6.1%)	36 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)								5.8	4.8	645	12
420001100272	634	Keystone Education Center Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	425 South Good Hope Road	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Keystone Education Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(724) 588-2511	182	17	10.5	99.5%	121 (66.5%)	39 (21.4%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.8%)	$20,641			$5,012			$15,629	5.7	9.8	603	31
420009500655	635	Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5580 Goods Lane	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation Charter Sc	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(814) 682-5258	193	29	6.5		162 (83.9%)	7 (3.6%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	$27,635			$2,130			$25,505	5.7			(n/a)
421899003849	636	Edison High School/Fareira Skills	Public	9-12	151 West Luzerne Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3900	887	72	12.2	100.0%	12 (1.4%)	268 (30.2%)	583 (65.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	$19,965			$10,967			$8,998	5.6	4.1	651	15
420010800692	637	Belmont Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4030 Brown Street	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Belmont Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 823-8208	945	74	12.7	91.1%	1 (0.1%)	914 (96.7%)	25 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$21,586			$4,999			$16,587	5.5	4	653	16
420290000015	638	Chester County Technical College High School - Pickering Campus	Public	9-12	1580 Charlestown Road	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Chester County Technical College High School	No	No	No	No	(610) 933-8877	96	24	4	96.9%	72 (75.0%)	11 (11.5%)	11 (11.5%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								5.4	3.5	660	22
421899003857	639	Overbrook High School	Public	9-12	5898 Lancaster Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7300	391	31	12.4	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	352 (90.0%)	18 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$19,428			$10,629			$8,799	5.1	7.6	617	22
420012800843	640	Achievement House Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	102 Pickering Way	Exton	19341	Chester County	Achievement House Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(484) 615-6200	1,083	64	16.8	63.6%	445 (41.1%)	331 (30.6%)	259 (23.9%)	22 (2.0%)	10 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (0.9%)	$12,103			$1,993			$10,110	5	9.8	602	38