Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
420085107414	661	Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	1798 West Hunting Park Avenue	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-4408	1,160	67	17.2		5 (0.4%)	1,020 (87.9%)	102 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.2%)	$21,794			$4,913			$16,881	3.3	5.1	640	21
421899003851	662	Franklin Benjamin High School	Public	9-12	550 N Broad St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7600	466	43	10.9	100.0%	10 (2.1%)	328 (70.4%)	93 (20.0%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$20,117			$10,634			$9,483	3.2	4.3	648	14
420930007612	663	Erie High School	Public	9-12	3325 Cherry St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 874-6200	2,317	155	14.9	100.0%	832 (35.9%)	971 (41.9%)	346 (14.9%)	87 (3.8%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (3.3%)	$10,225			$3,104			$7,121	3.1	6.3	622	41
420085707437	664	Chester Charter Scholars Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1500 Highland Avenue	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester Charter Scholars Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 859-3010	700	56	12.5	98.6%	2 (0.3%)	662 (94.6%)	27 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$16,612			$4,474			$12,138	3.1			(n/a)
421899007534	665	Building 21	Public	9-12	6501 Limekiln Pike	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	388	20	19.2	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	340 (87.6%)	31 (8.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$19,436			$10,686			$8,750	3	3	668	3
421899003860	666	West Philadelphia High School	Public	9-12	4901 Chestnut St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7900	543	42	13	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	486 (89.5%)	18 (3.3%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$18,425			$8,606			$9,819	2.9	3.3	665	1
421899003850	667	Frankford High School	Public	9-12	5000 Oxford Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7200	923	71	12.9	99.9%	46 (5.0%)	402 (43.6%)	428 (46.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.1%)	$19,046			$9,567			$9,479	2.7	4.2	650	17
421899007661	668	Vaux HS: A Big Picture School	Public	9-12	2300 W Master St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 687-1172	270	21	13.1	98.9%	1 (0.4%)	248 (91.9%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$22,407			$9,177			$13,229	2.7	3.1	667	1
421158007583	669	Cougar Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	1601 State St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(717) 703-4325	389	32	12.1	100.0%	9 (2.3%)	166 (42.7%)	199 (51.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$13,911			$361			$13,550	2.5	6.1	629	40
420003800393	670	Imhotep Institute Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6201 N. 21st Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Imhotep Institute Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 438-4140	597	29	20.5		0 (0.0%)	578 (96.8%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$17,188			$5,247			$11,941	2.5	9.4	606	64

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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.
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.