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)
420867000518	521	East Stroudsburg Senior High School North	Public	9-12	279 Timberwolf Dr	Dingmans Ferry	18328	Pike County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 588-4420	922	77	12	53.1%	283 (30.7%)	238 (25.8%)	229 (24.8%)	26 (2.8%)	35 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	109 (11.8%)	$25,880			$622			$25,258	26.7	25.1	531	10
420006300510	522	Sugar Valley Rural Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	236 E Main Street	Loganton	17747	Clinton County	Sugar Valley Rural Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 725-7822	474	45	10.4	99.8%	461 (97.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$18,228			$1,901			$16,327	26.7	9.9	601	79
422124000968	523	Shamokin Area High School	Public	9-12	2000 W State St	Shamokin	17866	Northumberland County	Shamokin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 648-5731	662	40	16.6	100.5%	549 (82.9%)	29 (4.4%)	60 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$14,956			$1,408			$13,548	26.5	26.9	521	2
420516002798	524	Catasauqua Senior High School	Public	9-12	2500 W Bullshead Rd	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 697-0111	447	43	10.4	102.9%	228 (51.0%)	22 (4.9%)	160 (35.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$21,046			$2,394			$18,653	26.3	34.7	483	41
421629005242	525	Greater Nanticoke Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	425 Kosciuszko St	Nanticoke	18634	Luzerne County	Greater Nanticoke Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 735-7781	723	38	19	99.7%	503 (69.6%)	53 (7.3%)	131 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.1%)	$15,576			$1,787			$13,789	26.3	31.7	498	27
420006000502	526	Freire Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	2027 Chestnut Street	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Freire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 557-8555	953	83	11.4	99.7%	9 (0.9%)	857 (89.9%)	40 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)	$18,243			$3,895			$14,348	26.2	33.6	492	34
420420001014	527	Bristol High School	Public	9-12	1801 Wilson Avenue	Bristol	19007	Bucks County	Bristol Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 781-1000	326	25	13.3	74.5%	152 (46.6%)	50 (15.3%)	91 (27.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)	$10,571			$928			$9,644	26.1	18.9	560	33
420453004340	528	Burrell High School	Public	9-12	1021 Puckety Church Rd	Lower Burrell	15068	Westmoreland County	Burrell School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 334-1403	570	40	14.3	38.1%	526 (92.3%)	11 (1.9%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$17,824			$516			$17,308	25.8	51.8	364	164
421314002596	529	McCaskey Campus	Public	9-12	445 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6211	2,642	179	14.7	87.6%	376 (14.2%)	468 (17.7%)	1,548 (58.6%)	93 (3.5%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	155 (5.9%)	$20,905			$2,577			$18,328	25.7	21	549	20
428009007050	530	Bucks County Technical High School	Public	9-12	610 Wistar Road	Fairless Hills	19030	Bucks County	Bucks County Technical High School	No	No	No	No	(215) 949-1700	1,427	114	12.5	48.5%	1,039 (72.8%)	144 (10.1%)	212 (14.9%)	26 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								25.7	25	532	2

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.