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)
421779002958	341	Northwest Area High School	Public	7-12	243 Thorne Hill Rd	Shickshinny	18655	Luzerne County	Northwest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 542-4126	420	38	11	47.1%	405 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$21,662			$560			$21,102	55.3	64.7	256	85
420666005228	342	Connellsville Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 Falcon Drive	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 628-1350	721	66	10.9	154.9%	668 (92.6%)	11 (1.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	$19,782			$3,385			$16,397	55.2	33.6	491	149
421689003413	343	Newport High School	Public	9-12	500 Caroline Street	Newport	17074	Perry County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 567-3806	294	26	11.1	45.2%	272 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$18,558			$2,184			$16,374	55.2	31.5	499	156
421536001794	344	Millersburg Area High School	Public	9-12	799 Center St	Millersburg	17061	Dauphin County	Millersburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 692-2108	218	22	10	46.3%	186 (85.3%)	8 (3.7%)	16 (7.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$16,712			$165			$16,548	55.1	66.3	246	98
422565006129	345	West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3591 Sharon Rd	West Middlesex	16159	Mercer County	West Middlesex Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 634-3030	353	31	11.3	50.7%	327 (92.6%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)	$14,937			$163			$14,774	54.7	37.3	469	124
421858001915	346	Sun Valley High School	Public	9-12	2881 Pancoast Ave	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 497-6300	1,056	76	13.9	38.4%	840 (79.5%)	102 (9.7%)	48 (4.5%)	24 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.0%)	$16,351			$599			$15,752	54.7	65.9	248	98
420074900960	347	Evergreen Community Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	905 East Grace Ave.	Cresco	18326	Monroe County	Evergreen Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(570) 595-6355	103	12	8.2		73 (70.9%)	7 (6.8%)	19 (18.4%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,040			$155			$15,885	54.6	32.1	496	149
422205006328	348	Boiling Springs High School	Public	9-12	21 Academy Street	Boiling Springs	17007	Cumberland County	South Middleton School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 258-6484	744	51	14.5	32.8%	605 (81.3%)	13 (1.7%)	27 (3.6%)	57 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$17,738			$114			$17,625	54.6	67.9	228	120
421776006345	349	Northern High School	Public	9-12	653 S Baltimore St	Dillsburg	17019	York County	Northern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 432-8691	998	64	15.4	23.0%	891 (89.3%)	20 (2.0%)	39 (3.9%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.5%)	$14,189			$331			$13,858	54.4	74	159	190
421965003338	350	Pottsgrove Senior High School	Public	9-12	1345 Kauffman Rd	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottsgrove School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 326-5105	986	63	15.6	99.7%	591 (59.9%)	168 (17.0%)	119 (12.1%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (9.4%)	$17,605			$1,354			$16,251	54.3	58.7	308	42

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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.