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)
421347006027	31	Leechburg Area High School	Public	9-12	215 1st St	Leechburg	15656	Armstrong County	Leechburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 842-0571	182	18	10.1	54.4%	170 (93.4%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$20,303			$2,891			$17,412	93	74.7	153	122
422497004295	32	Honesdale High School	Public	9-12	459 Terrace St	Honesdale	18431	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 253-2046	692	60	11.4	46.1%	617 (89.2%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.4%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$24,221			$787			$23,434	92.9	91.8	27	5
420696005096	33	Council Rock High School North	Public	9-12	62 Swamp Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-1300	1,623	126	12.9	13.4%	1,258 (77.5%)	22 (1.4%)	86 (5.3%)	225 (13.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (1.7%)	$22,839			$310			$22,530	92.8	93.2	21	12
422479005287	34	Strath Haven High School	Public	9-12	205 S Providence Rd	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 892-3470	1,189	89	13.4	20.4%	858 (72.2%)	87 (7.3%)	57 (4.8%)	114 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.0%)	$19,317			$15			$19,302	92.5	91.5	30	4
420531005133	35	Central Bucks High School-East	Public	10-12	2804 Holicong Rd	Doylestown	18902	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-2300	1,340	91	14.6	9.7%	1,102 (82.2%)	14 (1.0%)	90 (6.7%)	92 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.1%)	$20,638			$248			$20,390	92.4	94.1	18	17
421167001879	36	Haverford Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Mill Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	2,020	122	16.5	21.1%	1,602 (79.3%)	114 (5.6%)	71 (3.5%)	124 (6.1%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	101 (5.0%)	$16,875			$108			$16,768	92.4	86.8	65	29
422364001423	37	Conestoga Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Irish Rd	Berwyn	19312	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1000	2,361	149	15.8	10.1%	1,368 (57.9%)	69 (2.9%)	118 (5.0%)	673 (28.5%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (5.6%)	$19,263			$163			$19,100	92.3	91.3	33	4
421644002689	38	Neshannock Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3834 Mitchell Rd	New Castle	16105	Lawrence County	Neshannock Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-5513	523	34	15.2	29.4%	489 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$20,679			$579			$20,100	92.3	95.6	11	27
420930000273	39	Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	2825 State St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(814) 874-6300	748	54	13.8	99.6%	431 (57.6%)	151 (20.2%)	69 (9.2%)	48 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	$14,516			$3,367			$11,149	92.2	84.9	81	42
420201005091	40	Abington Heights High School	Public	9-12	222 Noble Road	Clarks Summit	18411	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 585-5300	1,117	72	15.4	1.3%	933 (83.5%)	24 (2.1%)	65 (5.8%)	69 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.1%)	$15,670			$688			$14,982	91.8	87	64	24

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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