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)
420007900564	421	Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1840 Torresdale Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4436	1,506	101	14.9	100.0%	39 (2.6%)	292 (19.4%)	1,141 (75.8%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (1.9%)	$16,539			$3,032			$13,507	45.9	54.1	347	74
422385005271	422	Tunkhannock High School	Public	8-12	135 Tiger Drive	Tunkhannock	18657	Wyoming County	Tunkhannock Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 836-3111	845	65	13	60.9%	801 (94.8%)	8 (0.9%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.8%)	$21,705			$1,256			$20,448	45.9	46.8	406	16
421515003994	423	Meyersdale Area High School	Public	9-12	1349 Shaw Mines Rd	Meyersdale	15552	Somerset County	Meyersdale Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 634-8311	264	22	11.9	45.5%	257 (97.3%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,652			$2,830			$15,823	45.8	40.4	456	33
420085207384	424	HOPE for Hyndman Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 School Drive	Hyndman	15545	Bedford County	HOPE for Hyndman Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 842-3918	138	17	8.2	43.5%	132 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$16,586			$2,091			$14,495	45.7			(n/a)
420954006269	425	Fairfield Area High School	Public	9-12	4840 Fairfield Rd	Fairfield	17320	Adams County	Fairfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 642-8228	289	26	11	23.9%	272 (94.1%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,406			$197			$21,209	45.5	28.2	515	90
421653000695	426	New Brighton Area High School	Public	9-12	3202 43rd St	New Brighton	15066	Beaver County	New Brighton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 846-1050	375	34	11.1	100.0%	286 (76.3%)	20 (5.3%)	17 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.1%)	$20,398			$1,254			$19,144	45.4	58.7	307	119
421524001790	427	Middletown Area High School	Public	9-12	1155 N Union St	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 948-3333	727	51	14.2	49.0%	390 (53.6%)	86 (11.8%)	142 (19.5%)	27 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.3%)	$17,145			$1,624			$15,520	45.1	55	341	86
420089607608	428	Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Marguerite Avenue	Wilmerding	15148	Allegheny County	Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 646-1718	344	27	12.7	100.0%	200 (58.1%)	98 (28.5%)	18 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.6%)	$14,925			$386			$14,539	45	48.2	396	32
422043006928	429	Riverview Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Hulton Rd	Oakmont	15139	Allegheny County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 828-1800	419	39	10.8	38.4%	338 (80.7%)	34 (8.1%)	10 (2.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.6%)	$32,797			$1,713			$31,084	45	61.4	280	149
420267000958	430	Athens Area High School	Public	9-12	401 West Frederick Street	Athens	18810	Bradford County	Athens Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 888-7766	647	38	17	100.0%	599 (92.6%)	7 (1.1%)	15 (2.3%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	$18,205			$465			$17,740	44.9	42.5	443	13

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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.