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)
421566003040	121	Montgomery Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	120 Penn Street	Montgomery	17752	Lycoming County	Montgomery Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 547-1608	398	33	12.1	55.8%	363 (91.2%)	5 (1.3%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$17,637			$165			$17,472	79			(n/a)
420009900634	122	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	321 E. Third St	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-2971	524	56	9.3	26.5%	309 (59.0%)	56 (10.7%)	126 (24.0%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$15,962			$1,909			$14,053	78.9	74.2	158	36
422376006012	123	Trinity Senior High School	Public	9-12	231 Park Ave	Washington	15301	Washington County	Trinity Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 225-5380	1,050	73	14.3	43.2%	934 (89.0%)	16 (1.5%)	21 (2.0%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.2%)	$16,644			$677			$15,967	78.6	76.5	140	17
420082407319	124	Central Valley High School	Public	9-12	160 Baker Road Ext	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-4300	723	47	15.5	36.4%	611 (84.5%)	63 (8.7%)	20 (2.8%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	$16,656			$780			$15,876	78.6	89.8	40	84
421899007023	125	High School of Engineering & Science	Public, Magnet	7-12	1600 W Norris St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7380	843	53	15.8	100.0%	73 (8.7%)	497 (59.0%)	101 (12.0%)	121 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.8%)	$16,165			$8,238			$7,927	78.4	78.5	123	2
421863002633	126	Penn Manor High School	Public	9-12	East Cottage Avenue	Millersville	17551	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 872-9520	1,806	108	16.7	49.7%	1,252 (69.3%)	126 (7.0%)	320 (17.7%)	48 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	52 (2.9%)	$14,974			$1,032			$13,942	78.4	77.7	132	6
422465006775	127	Valley View High School	Public	9-12	1 Columbus Dr	Archbald	18403	Lackawanna County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 876-4110	735	54	13.5	38.4%	604 (82.2%)	27 (3.7%)	72 (9.8%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	$14,545			$1,251			$13,293	78.3	79.3	115	12
420882002554	128	Garden Spot Senior High School	Public	9-12	669 E Main St	New Holland	17557	Lancaster County	Eastern Lancaster County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 354-1555	914	66	13.8	45.6%	694 (75.9%)	30 (3.3%)	130 (14.2%)	28 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.2%)	$19,967			$1,213			$18,755	78.3	75.3	148	20
421533007320	129	McDowell High School	Public	9-12	3580 West 38th St	Erie	16506	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5403	2,161	140	15.4	48.2%	1,755 (81.2%)	72 (3.3%)	101 (4.7%)	95 (4.4%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (6.1%)	$14,805			$1,008			$13,797	78.2	77.1	136	7
421458002623	130	Manheim Township High School	Public	9-12	School Road	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 560-3097	1,956	118	16.5	32.4%	1,240 (63.4%)	112 (5.7%)	308 (15.7%)	189 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (5.4%)	$14,319			$694			$13,625	78.1	85.3	77	53

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.