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)
420012700837	331	Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1332 Enterprise Dr	West Chester	19380	Chester County	Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 701-3333	3,173	252	12.6	43.7%	1,885 (59.4%)	553 (17.4%)	288 (9.1%)	232 (7.3%)	10 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	200 (6.3%)	$12,081			$1,057			$11,024	56.1	64.1	260	71
421899003843	332	Girls High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3700	722	44	16.4	100.0%	32 (4.4%)	487 (67.5%)	75 (10.4%)	91 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.0%)	$15,995			$8,504			$7,491	56.1	44.7	425	93
422037001934	333	Ridley High School	Public	9-12	901 Morton Avenue	Folsom	19033	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 237-8034	1,888	130	14.5	51.7%	1,246 (66.0%)	333 (17.6%)	125 (6.6%)	67 (3.5%)	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (5.7%)	$20,536			$467			$20,069	56	63.5	264	69
422598006705	334	West York Area High School	Public	9-12	1800 Bannister St	York	17404	York County	West York Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 845-6634	860	61	13.9	52.6%	465 (54.1%)	103 (12.0%)	180 (20.9%)	30 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (9.4%)	$24,722			$2,777			$21,945	55.9	35.1	480	146
421230006126	335	Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	204 Shenango Street	Jamestown	16134	Mercer County	Jamestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 932-3186	186	19	9.7	100.0%	182 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,890			$2,546			$12,344	55.9	61.7	276	59
421824003107	336	Otto-Eldred Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	143 R L Sweitzer Dr	Duke Center	16729	McKean County	Otto-Eldred School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 817-1380	283	23	12.5	59.4%	275 (97.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$21,305			$2,973			$18,332	55.8	47.1	403	67
421203000675	337	Hopewell Senior High School	Public	9-12	1215 Longvue Ave	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 378-8565	625	45	13.9	39.0%	566 (90.6%)	18 (2.9%)	15 (2.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$20,200			$428			$19,772	55.6	74.6	154	183
420006100503	338	Philadelphia Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11000 Roosevelt Blvd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 676-8320	1,171	93	12.6	58.5%	702 (59.9%)	129 (11.0%)	172 (14.7%)	105 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (5.0%)	$1,912			$1,912			$00	55.5	53.4	353	15
422154003569	339	Shikellamy High School	Public	9-12	600 Walnut Street	Sunbury	17801	Northumberland County	Shikellamy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 286-3713	896	39	23	100.2%	669 (74.7%)	36 (4.0%)	131 (14.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.3%)	$15,287			$1,331			$13,957	55.5	41.9	449	110
422514001327	340	Weatherly Area High School	Public	9-12	601 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8521	155	17	9	61.9%	125 (80.6%)	2 (1.3%)	22 (14.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$22,090			$233			$21,857	55.4	69.9	207	133

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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.