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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
420987002246	621	Forbes Road Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	159 Red Bird Drive	Waterfall	16689	Fulton County	Forbes Road School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 685-3866	141	12	11.7	35.5%	138 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$25,269	$889	$24,381	7.7	48.3	393	228
420009300687	622	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4300 Tacony St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 743-3100	1,822	97	18.7	99.9%	133 (7.3%)	823 (45.2%)	562 (30.8%)	28 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	270 (14.8%)	$16,033	$2,314	$13,718	7.6	5.1	641	19
420076106025	623	Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	5700 Wayne Avenue	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 866-9000	938	62	15.1		0 (0.0%)	879 (93.7%)	39 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.7%)	$22,415	$5,415	$17,000	7.5	9	607	16
421899003859	624	South Philadelphia High School	Public	9-12	2101 S Broad St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	611	51	11.9	100.0%	53 (8.7%)	240 (39.3%)	211 (34.5%)	65 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	$18,161	$9,563	$8,598	7.4	5.7	634	10
421899000826	625	Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School	Public	9-12	3101 Henry Avenue	Philadelphia	19129	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3840	392	31	12.5	100.0%	10 (2.6%)	323 (82.4%)	39 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$11,114	$5,568	$5,546	7.2	3.9	656	31
421899003842	626	Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	3116 Frankford Avenue	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7220	571	43	13.2	100.0%	26 (4.6%)	252 (44.1%)	256 (44.8%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$11,562	$6,455	$5,107	7.2	8.8	608	18
421859000309	627	Penn Hills Senior High School	Public	9-12	309 Collins Drive	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 793-7000	1,107	63	17.6	87.9%	245 (22.1%)	771 (69.6%)	37 (3.3%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.1%)	$39,488	$5,848	$33,640	7.1	16.5	569	58
420010000662	628	Center for Student Learning Charter School at Pennsbury	Public, Charter	6-12	345 Lakeside Drive	Levittown	19054	Bucks County	Center for Student Learning Charter School at Pennsbury	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 269-7390	163	18	9	75.5%	101 (62.0%)	20 (12.3%)	29 (17.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.1%)	$17,515	$1,190	$16,325	6.8	14.7	577	51
420085807447	629	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4261 N 5th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(215) 967-9703	990	80	12.3		18 (1.8%)	159 (16.1%)	789 (79.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.2%)	$12,718	$3,692	$9,026	6.1	3.9	655	26
421899000901	630	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School	Public	9-12	1901 N. Front St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7400	469	33	14	99.8%	29 (6.2%)	149 (31.8%)	267 (56.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$18,712	$10,101	$8,611	5.9	6.4	619	11

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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.
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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)
420987002246	621	Forbes Road Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	159 Red Bird Drive	Waterfall	16689	Fulton County	Forbes Road School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 685-3866	141	12	11.7	35.5%	138 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$25,269			$889			$24,381	7.7	48.3	393	228
420009300687	622	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4300 Tacony St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 743-3100	1,822	97	18.7	99.9%	133 (7.3%)	823 (45.2%)	562 (30.8%)	28 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	270 (14.8%)	$16,033			$2,314			$13,718	7.6	5.1	641	19
420076106025	623	Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	5700 Wayne Avenue	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 866-9000	938	62	15.1		0 (0.0%)	879 (93.7%)	39 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.7%)	$22,415			$5,415			$17,000	7.5	9	607	16
421899003859	624	South Philadelphia High School	Public	9-12	2101 S Broad St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	611	51	11.9	100.0%	53 (8.7%)	240 (39.3%)	211 (34.5%)	65 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	$18,161			$9,563			$8,598	7.4	5.7	634	10
421899000826	625	Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School	Public	9-12	3101 Henry Avenue	Philadelphia	19129	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3840	392	31	12.5	100.0%	10 (2.6%)	323 (82.4%)	39 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$11,114			$5,568			$5,546	7.2	3.9	656	31
421899003842	626	Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	3116 Frankford Avenue	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7220	571	43	13.2	100.0%	26 (4.6%)	252 (44.1%)	256 (44.8%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$11,562			$6,455			$5,107	7.2	8.8	608	18
421859000309	627	Penn Hills Senior High School	Public	9-12	309 Collins Drive	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 793-7000	1,107	63	17.6	87.9%	245 (22.1%)	771 (69.6%)	37 (3.3%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.1%)	$39,488			$5,848			$33,640	7.1	16.5	569	58
420010000662	628	Center for Student Learning Charter School at Pennsbury	Public, Charter	6-12	345 Lakeside Drive	Levittown	19054	Bucks County	Center for Student Learning Charter School at Pennsbury	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 269-7390	163	18	9	75.5%	101 (62.0%)	20 (12.3%)	29 (17.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.1%)	$17,515			$1,190			$16,325	6.8	14.7	577	51
420085807447	629	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4261 N 5th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(215) 967-9703	990	80	12.3		18 (1.8%)	159 (16.1%)	789 (79.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.2%)	$12,718			$3,692			$9,026	6.1	3.9	655	26
421899000901	630	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School	Public	9-12	1901 N. Front St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7400	469	33	14	99.8%	29 (6.2%)	149 (31.8%)	267 (56.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$18,712			$10,101			$8,611	5.9	6.4	619	11