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)
421158006333	671	Harrisburg High School	Public	9-12	2451 Market St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4300	1,333	76	17.6	100.2%	29 (2.2%)	637 (47.8%)	607 (45.5%)	22 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (2.9%)	$17,949			$466			$17,483	2.4	3.3	664	7
420083507354	672	ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6301 N. 2nd Street	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(267) 297-1883	957	72	13.3	82.8%	23 (2.4%)	167 (17.5%)	746 (78.0%)	15 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$18,924			$4,416			$14,508	2.3	3.6	659	13
421899003841	673	Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High School	Public	9-12	2150 West Lehigh Avenue	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7050	769	54	14.3	100.0%	7 (0.9%)	687 (89.3%)	52 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	$9,688			$4,579			$5,110	2.3	3.4	662	11
420586007499	674	STEM at Showalter	Public	7-12	1100 West 10th Street	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3401	436	32	13.6	100.0%	4 (0.9%)	368 (84.4%)	54 (12.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$21,130			$2,292			$18,838	2.2	3.5	661	13
420011500738	675	Perseus House Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	1511 Peach Street	Erie	16501	Erie County	Perseus House Charter School of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 480-5914	601	37	16.1	81.5%	145 (24.1%)	241 (40.1%)	130 (21.6%)	44 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	$17,530			$3,772			$13,758	2.1	2.9	670	5
421899006675	676	King Martin Luther High School	Public	9-12	6100 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3500	527	43	12.2	100.0%	5 (0.9%)	481 (91.3%)	32 (6.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$20,995			$10,700			$10,295	2.1	2.9	669	7
422283000477	677	Sto-Rox Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1105 Valley St	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Sto-Rox School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 771-3213	474	34	13.8	100.2%	112 (23.6%)	272 (57.4%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.6%)	$23,824			$3,044			$20,780	1.9	4.6	647	30
421899007548	678	The Workshop School	Public, Magnet	9-12	221 S Hanson St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7730	189	18	10.4	100.0%	2 (1.1%)	173 (91.5%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$21,221			$11,139			$10,082	1.9	3.8	658	20
420011400713	679	New Day Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	256 South Fifth St	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	New Day Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 643-7112	158	12	13.1	57.0%	136 (86.1%)	4 (2.5%)	10 (6.3%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	$19,146			$2,340			$16,806	1.9	5	643	36
421899003839	680	Strawberry Mansion High School	Public	9-12	3133 Ridge Ave	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7500	245	28	8.7	100.0%	5 (2.0%)	226 (92.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$26,365			$12,983			$13,382	1.8	3.3	663	17

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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.