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)
420909000144	201	Elizabeth Forward Senior High School	Public	9-12	1000 Weigles Hill Road	Elizabeth	15037	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 896-2349	744	54	13.8	39.0%	672 (90.3%)	27 (3.6%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	$19,703			$506			$19,197	70.5	69.6	210	9
421761006201	202	Northern Cambria High School	Public	9-12	813 35th St	Northern Cambria	15714	Cambria County	Northern Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 948-6800	276	26	10.8	52.5%	266 (96.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$14,587			$00			$14,587	70.5	44.5	426	224
420732003425	203	Danville Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	733 Ironmen Lane	Danville	17821	Montour County	Danville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 271-3268	645	46	14	30.1%	547 (84.8%)	18 (2.8%)	25 (3.9%)	33 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	$12,604			$559			$12,045	70.5	96.5	8	195
422118004006	204	Shade Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	203 McGregor Ave	Cairnbrook	15924	Somerset County	Shade-Central City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 754-4648	145	19	7.8	94.5%	139 (95.9%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$23,682			$884			$22,798	70.4	48.8	390	186
420396006306	205	Boyertown Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	120 N Monroe St	Boyertown	19512	Berks County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 369-7435	2,162	118	18.2	28.6%	1,874 (86.7%)	66 (3.1%)	130 (6.0%)	32 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	57 (2.6%)	$16,781			$473			$16,308	70.2	72.6	184	21
421554002686	206	Mohawk Senior High School	Public	9-12	385 Mohawk School Road	New Castle	16102	Lawrence County	Mohawk Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 667-7782	434	31	13.8	35.3%	418 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$17,425			$1,344			$16,080	70.1	73.9	163	43
422583004704	207	Red Land Senior High School	Public	9-12	560 Fishing Creek Rd	Lewisberry	17339	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 938-6561	1,056	74	14.2	28.7%	929 (88.0%)	15 (1.4%)	65 (6.2%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.8%)	$19,934			$1,193			$18,741	70	80.9	107	100
422400000873	208	Twin Valley High School	Public	9-12	4897 North Twin Valley Rd	Elverson	19520	Chester County	Twin Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 286-8614	1,003	71	14	32.5%	857 (85.4%)	16 (1.6%)	76 (7.6%)	15 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.6%)	$18,775			$09			$18,767	69.8	66.7	242	34
420912002562	209	Elizabethtown Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 E High St	Elizabethtown	17022	Lancaster County	Elizabethtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 367-1533	1,293	74	17.4	37.0%	1,094 (84.6%)	35 (2.7%)	90 (7.0%)	24 (1.9%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	$17,238			$492			$16,746	69.4	71.6	194	15
422676000887	210	Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	630 Evans Ave	Wyomissing	19610	Berks County	Wyomissing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 374-0739	938	81	11.5	42.2%	547 (58.3%)	54 (5.8%)	270 (28.8%)	26 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.1%)	$20,241			$304			$19,938	69.1	62.2	272	62

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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.