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)
420708001654	321	Meadville Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	930 North St	Meadville	16335	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 336-1121	751	48	15.5	99.6%	630 (83.9%)	38 (5.1%)	16 (2.1%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.5%)	$16,568			$569			$15,998	57.5	49.9	383	62
422601004091	322	Mifflinburg Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	75 Market St	Mifflinburg	17844	Union County	Mifflinburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 966-8230	521	45	11.4	99.2%	474 (91.0%)	9 (1.7%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$11,790			$1,263			$10,527	57.5	50.5	378	56
421830001420	323	Oxford Area High School	Public	9-12	705 Waterway Rd	Oxford	19363	Chester County	Oxford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 932-6640	1,102	79	13.8	100.6%	659 (59.8%)	34 (3.1%)	357 (32.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.3%)	$26,661			$1,008			$25,653	57.3	42	448	125
421641006455	324	Neshaminy High School	Public	9-12	2001 Old Lincoln Hwy	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6100	2,919	166	17.5	37.3%	2,187 (74.9%)	144 (4.9%)	239 (8.2%)	183 (6.3%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (5.5%)	$17,074			$251			$16,823	57.1	61.6	277	47
420324001343	325	Bellefonte Area High School	Public	9-12	830 E Bishop St	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-4833	844	63	13.3	30.5%	775 (91.8%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.0%)	$11,427			$01			$11,426	57	53.6	350	25
421899003711	326	Hill Freedman World Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1100 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave.	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3530	572	52	10.9	100.0%	13 (2.3%)	477 (83.4%)	32 (5.6%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	$18,845			$7,548			$11,297	56.8	40.6	454	128
422142003124	327	Sharpsville Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	301 Blue Devil Way	Sharpsville	16150	Mercer County	Sharpsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 962-7861	345	40	8.6	45.5%	309 (89.6%)	11 (3.2%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$15,660			$1,098			$14,562	56.6	73.8	167	160
421284004431	328	Kiski Area High School	Public	9-12	240 Hyde Park Rd	Vandergrift	15656	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 845-8181	1,086	52	20.7	49.2%	989 (91.1%)	63 (5.8%)	19 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	$21,845			$959			$20,886	56.4	47.2	401	73
421209002305	329	Huntingdon Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	2400 Cassady Ave Ste 1	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 643-1080	561	46	12.1	46.2%	531 (94.7%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$21,685			$3,662			$18,022	56.4	51.8	363	34
420009800635	330	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2040 Avenue C	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-9660	1,847	166	11.1	52.6%	479 (25.9%)	211 (11.4%)	867 (46.9%)	75 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	214 (11.6%)	$16,468			$1,679			$14,789	56.1	69.9	206	124

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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.

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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.