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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
421899006527	571	Washington George High School	Public	9-12	10175 Bustleon Avenue	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3100	1,707	111	15.3	100.0%	485 (28.4%)	505 (29.6%)	310 (18.2%)	286 (16.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	115 (6.7%)	$16,919	$8,468	$8,451	16.8	15.7	574	3
420011900756	572	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Innovation Way	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 710-3300	20,355	1,171	17.3		11,678 (57.4%)	3,385 (16.6%)	3,532 (17.4%)	199 (1.0%)	69 (0.3%)	49 (0.2%)	1,443 (7.1%)	$11,825	$2,427	$9,398	16.8	26.4	527	45
421899003861	573	Saul W B Agricultural School	Public	9-12	7100 Henry Avenue	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3450	501	32	15.5	100.0%	90 (18.0%)	323 (64.5%)	60 (12.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	$8,186	$4,124	$4,061	16.6	29.6	510	63
420624005012	574	Coatesville Area Senior High School	Public	10-12	1445 East Lincoln Highway	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 383-3730	1,412	81	17.5	79.7%	584 (41.4%)	394 (27.9%)	352 (24.9%)	15 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	64 (4.5%)	$16,686	$733	$15,953	16.5	20.9	551	23
420636505178	575	Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	5050 Sweppenheiser Drive	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-8040	609	48	12.5	48.3%	561 (92.1%)	9 (1.5%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)				15.8	56.9	324	251
422568000536	576	West Mifflin Area High School	Public	9-12	91 Commonwealth Ave	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	936	64	14.6	87.1%	523 (55.9%)	275 (29.4%)	30 (3.2%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.9%)	$12,085	$419	$11,666	15.7	21.5	548	28
420001300318	577	Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1100 East Erie Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 533-6700	1,231	89	13.8	99.4%	12 (1.0%)	134 (10.9%)	1,052 (85.5%)	24 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)	$30,051	$4,754	$25,297	15.6	13	583	6
420828006161	578	West Forest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	22318 Route 62 Box 15	Tionesta	16353	Forest County	Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 755-3611	109	22	4.9	63.3%	101 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$37,624	$2,960	$34,664	14.9	43.9	431	147
421494006105	579	McKeesport Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1960 Eden Park Blvd	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 664-3650	1,045	63	16.6	77.9%	391 (37.4%)	503 (48.1%)	41 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (10.3%)	$18,487	$3,886	$14,601	14.8	12.5	585	6
421899000907	580	Kensington Health Sciences	Public	9-12	2463 Emerald St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3609	434	38	11.4	100.0%	28 (6.5%)	68 (15.7%)	320 (73.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$18,177	$10,429	$7,748	14.8	8.4	611	31

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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.
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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)
421899006527	571	Washington George High School	Public	9-12	10175 Bustleon Avenue	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3100	1,707	111	15.3	100.0%	485 (28.4%)	505 (29.6%)	310 (18.2%)	286 (16.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	115 (6.7%)	$16,919			$8,468			$8,451	16.8	15.7	574	3
420011900756	572	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Innovation Way	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 710-3300	20,355	1,171	17.3		11,678 (57.4%)	3,385 (16.6%)	3,532 (17.4%)	199 (1.0%)	69 (0.3%)	49 (0.2%)	1,443 (7.1%)	$11,825			$2,427			$9,398	16.8	26.4	527	45
421899003861	573	Saul W B Agricultural School	Public	9-12	7100 Henry Avenue	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3450	501	32	15.5	100.0%	90 (18.0%)	323 (64.5%)	60 (12.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	$8,186			$4,124			$4,061	16.6	29.6	510	63
420624005012	574	Coatesville Area Senior High School	Public	10-12	1445 East Lincoln Highway	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 383-3730	1,412	81	17.5	79.7%	584 (41.4%)	394 (27.9%)	352 (24.9%)	15 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	64 (4.5%)	$16,686			$733			$15,953	16.5	20.9	551	23
420636505178	575	Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	5050 Sweppenheiser Drive	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-8040	609	48	12.5	48.3%	561 (92.1%)	9 (1.5%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)								15.8	56.9	324	251
422568000536	576	West Mifflin Area High School	Public	9-12	91 Commonwealth Ave	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	936	64	14.6	87.1%	523 (55.9%)	275 (29.4%)	30 (3.2%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.9%)	$12,085			$419			$11,666	15.7	21.5	548	28
420001300318	577	Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1100 East Erie Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 533-6700	1,231	89	13.8	99.4%	12 (1.0%)	134 (10.9%)	1,052 (85.5%)	24 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)	$30,051			$4,754			$25,297	15.6	13	583	6
420828006161	578	West Forest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	22318 Route 62 Box 15	Tionesta	16353	Forest County	Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 755-3611	109	22	4.9	63.3%	101 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$37,624			$2,960			$34,664	14.9	43.9	431	147
421494006105	579	McKeesport Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1960 Eden Park Blvd	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 664-3650	1,045	63	16.6	77.9%	391 (37.4%)	503 (48.1%)	41 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (10.3%)	$18,487			$3,886			$14,601	14.8	12.5	585	6
421899000907	580	Kensington Health Sciences	Public	9-12	2463 Emerald St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3609	434	38	11.4	100.0%	28 (6.5%)	68 (15.7%)	320 (73.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$18,177			$10,429			$7,748	14.8	8.4	611	31