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)
422583001732	311	Cedar Cliff High School	Public	9-12	1301 Carlisle Road	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 737-8654	1,359	86	15.7	41.0%	917 (67.5%)	114 (8.4%)	189 (13.9%)	58 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.8%)	$19,307			$1,156			$18,152	58.8	47.2	402	91
420768004558	312	Dover Area High School	Public	9-12	4500 Intermediate Ave	Dover	17315	York County	Dover Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 292-8066	1,013	63	16	95.4%	743 (73.3%)	59 (5.8%)	146 (14.4%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.3%)	$14,528			$439			$14,089	58.5	65.5	251	61
422322005070	313	Tamaqua Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Penn St	Tamaqua	18252	Schuylkill County	Tamaqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 668-1901	654	45	14.5	53.8%	538 (82.3%)	20 (3.1%)	87 (13.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$13,456			$426			$13,030	58.4	47.4	399	86
420612000921	314	Claysburg-Kimmel Senior High School	Public	9-12	531 Bedford St	Claysburg	16625	Blair County	Claysburg-Kimmel School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 239-5141	244	27	9.1	100.0%	232 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$17,343			$2,332			$15,011	58.4	43.5	432	118
420659007439	315	Conneaut Area Senior High	Public	9-12	302 W School Dr	Linesville	16424	Crawford County	Conneaut School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 683-5551	563	43	13	101.4%	531 (94.3%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$21,476			$2,150			$19,326	58.1	52.9	355	40
420708001632	316	Cochranton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	105 Second Street	Cochranton	16314	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 425-7421	343	29	11.8	100.3%	318 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.7%)	$19,141			$362			$18,779	58.1	46	412	96
420009100597	317	21st Century Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1245 Wrights Lane	West Chester	19380	Chester County	21st Century Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(484) 875-5400	1,103	51	21.4	5.2%	997 (90.4%)	49 (4.4%)	38 (3.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	$15,782			$00			$15,782	58	60.7	288	29
420390004034	318	Blue Ridge High School	Public	9-12	5150 School Road	New Milford	18834	Susquehanna County	Blue Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 465-3144	314	27	11.7	100.0%	291 (92.7%)	5 (1.6%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$17,356			$2,525			$14,831	57.8	56.9	322	4
421548003541	319	Milton High School	Public	9-12	700 Mahoning St	Milton	17847	Northumberland County	Milton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 742-7614	613	48	12.7	52.0%	515 (84.0%)	15 (2.4%)	52 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	$17,373			$2,070			$15,304	57.7	46	413	94
421874001629	320	Cambridge Springs Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	641 Venango Avenue	Cambridge Springs	16403	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 398-4631	359	29	12.2	53.2%	325 (90.5%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$23,326			$1,946			$21,380	57.6	57.1	321	1

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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.