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)
420007400529	481	Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2600 S Broad Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 551-4000	2,600	181	14.3	70.3%	800 (30.8%)	868 (33.4%)	325 (12.5%)	394 (15.2%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (8.0%)	$18,384			$3,346			$15,039	36.4	35.7	476	5
421917000412	482	Pittsburgh Carrick High School	Public	9-12	125 Parkfield St	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7700	549	52	10.5	100.0%	221 (40.3%)	239 (43.5%)	24 (4.4%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.0%)	$24,633			$3,169			$21,464	36.2	30.7	506	24
420555002191	483	Chambersburg Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	511 S 6th St	Chambersburg	17201	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 261-3328	2,324	130	17.9	60.3%	1,247 (53.7%)	195 (8.4%)	686 (29.5%)	40 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	153 (6.6%)	$13,320			$670			$12,650	35.9	23.3	542	59
422370003957	484	Tri-Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	155 E Main St	Hegins	17983	Schuylkill County	Tri-Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 682-3125	445	35	12.5	32.8%	424 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$13,837			$924			$12,912	35.9	44	430	54
421272500446	485	Central Mountain High School	Public	9-12	64 Keystone Central Dr	Mill Hall	17751	Clinton County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 893-4900	1,081	64	17	100.0%	983 (90.9%)	12 (1.1%)	40 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.9%)	$19,433			$2,049			$17,384	35.8	34.9	481	4
421788006745	486	Northwestern Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Harthan Way	Albion	16401	Erie County	Northwestern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 756-9400	413	29	14.4	100.0%	397 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$17,332			$1,695			$15,637	35.8	67.4	236	250
420507007126	487	Carmichaels Area High School	Public	9-12	215 North Vine Street	Carmichaels	15320	Greene County	Carmichaels Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 966-5045	283	28	10.2	98.9%	270 (95.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$15,840			$1,234			$14,606	34.5	75	151	336
420357004957	488	Freedom High School	Public	9-12	3149 Chester Ave	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 867-5843	1,813	116	15.6	52.6%	795 (43.8%)	187 (10.3%)	715 (39.4%)	75 (4.1%)	6 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	27 (1.5%)	$17,351			$1,147			$16,204	34.2	28.9	513	25
420564004715	489	Charleroi Area High School	Public	9-12	100 Fecsen Dr	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Charleroi School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 483-3600	462	31	14.8	46.5%	353 (76.4%)	36 (7.8%)	17 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.3%)	$20,866			$1,780			$19,086	33.9	51.5	367	122
421899000824	490	Lankenau High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	201 Spring Lane	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3420	260	20	12.7	100.0%	5 (1.9%)	233 (89.6%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$17,152			$8,390			$8,761	33.8	52.4	360	130

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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.