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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 674)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
422127006800	271	Shanksville-Stonycreek High School	Public	9-12	1325 Corner Stone Rd	Shanksville	15560	Somerset County	Shanksville-Stonycreek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 267-4649	80	8	10.2	21.3%	76 (95.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$330			$16			$314	62.4	80.8	105	166
422676000887	272	Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	630 Evans Ave	Wyomissing	19610	Berks County	Wyomissing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 374-0739	906	81	11.2	38.5%	556 (61.4%)	54 (6.0%)	238 (26.3%)	23 (2.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.3%)	$20,241			$304			$19,938	62.2	66.1	238	34
422670001005	273	Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11364 Wyalusing New Albany Roa	Wyalusing	18853	Bradford County	Wyalusing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 746-1600	587	40	14.7	45.0%	561 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$12,436			$78			$12,358	62.2	58.2	315	42
421272001486	274	Keystone Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 Beatty Avenue	Knox	16232	Clarion County	Keystone School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 797-1261	443	34	12.9	39.5%	429 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$18,232			$1,545			$16,688	62.1	52.9	368	94
421158000967	275	Harrisburg High School - SciTech Cmp	Public	9-12	215 Market Street	Harrisburg	17101	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1900	323	24	13.4	99.1%	12 (3.7%)	197 (61.0%)	91 (28.2%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$23,869			$620			$23,249	61.9	61.5	279	4
421230006126	276	Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	204 Shenango Street	Jamestown	16134	Mercer County	Jamestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 932-3186	204	19	10.7	80.4%	196 (96.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$14,890			$2,546			$12,344	61.7	81.5	97	179
421641006455	277	Neshaminy High School	Public	9-12	2001 Old Lincoln Hwy	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6100	2,933	158	18.5	37.6%	2,214 (75.5%)	151 (5.1%)	255 (8.7%)	160 (5.5%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	148 (5.0%)	$17,074			$251			$16,823	61.6	58.8	307	30
420219000029	278	Springdale Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Butler Rd	Springdale	15144	Allegheny County	Allegheny Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 274-8100	387	49	7.9	93.8%	351 (90.7%)	16 (4.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$20,642			$836			$19,807	61.5	58.5	312	34
420010100656	279	Avon Grove Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 East State St	West Grove	19390	Chester County	Avon Grove Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 667-5000	1,886	129	14.6	37.4%	1,326 (70.3%)	123 (6.5%)	314 (16.6%)	32 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (4.6%)	$15,324			$934			$14,390	61.4	75	166	113
422043006928	280	Riverview Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Hulton Rd	Oakmont	15139	Allegheny County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 828-1800	396	39	10.2	26.5%	327 (82.6%)	29 (7.3%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.6%)	$32,797			$1,713			$31,084	61.4	68.3	215	65

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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 8, 2023, 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.

Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.