Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
421095007529	681	Greater Johnstown School District's Cyber Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	625 Park Ave	Johnstown	15902	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	Yes	No	No	(814) 533-5670	118	1	98.3	100.0%	48 (40.7%)	40 (33.9%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (19.5%)	$7,135			$60			$7,075	1.7	5	642	39
421698007146	682	Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School	Public	9-12	1161 Markley St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-9720	141	10	14.2	96.5%	18 (12.8%)	72 (51.1%)	33 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.8%)	$23,601			$2,692			$20,909	1.7	4.3	649	33
421899007603	683	Philadelphia Learning Academy - North	Public	9-12	4224 N Front St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 754-1400	42	10	4.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	30 (71.4%)	11 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	$66,835			$15,067			$51,767	1.7	2.6	672	11
420088207549	684	Passport Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	933 Penn Avenue	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Passport Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 376-3724	134	6	24.3		6 (4.5%)	125 (93.3%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,854			$3,519			$24,335	1.6	1.3	674	10
420586006492	685	Chester High School	Public	9-12	232 West 9th St	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3700	919	56	16.4	92.4%	18 (2.0%)	744 (81.0%)	132 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.6%)	$23,018			$2,497			$20,521	1.5	2.2	673	12
421314003410	686	Phoenix Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	630 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	Yes	No	No	(717) 735-7860	306	0		95.4%	13 (4.2%)	55 (18.0%)	216 (70.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	$23,872			$2,065			$21,807	1.5	2.8	671	15

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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.