Best High Schools in Pennsylvania for Female Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Pennsylvania!

Every year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Female students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! Pennsylvania Keystone Exams test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were posted to SchoolDigger this week!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Pennsylvania test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (Female vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 665)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Female)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Female)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
421899003808	1	Masterman Julia R Sec School	Public, Magnet	5-12	1699 Spring Garden St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(215) 400-7580	1,186	54	22	100.0%	485 (40.9%)	213 (18.0%)	91 (7.7%)	293 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	102 (8.6%)	$15,137			$7,658			$7,480	99.8%	99.7%	0.14%
420771007401	2	Downingtown STEM Academy	Public	9-12	335 Manor Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-8460	924	66	13.9	5.8%	462 (50.0%)	18 (1.9%)	21 (2.3%)	385 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.0%)	$17,679			$214			$17,465	99.7%	99.6%	0.14%
421899003848	3	Central High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3590	2,364	116	20.3	100.0%	662 (28.0%)	517 (21.9%)	240 (10.2%)	836 (35.4%)	8 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (4.2%)	$14,222			$7,333			$6,889	99.5%	99.4%	0.13%
421007000156	4	Fox Chapel Area High School	Public	9-12	611 Field Club Rd	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 967-2430	1,283	95	13.5	24.7%	1,015 (79.1%)	50 (3.9%)	50 (3.9%)	114 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.2%)	$24,514			$218			$24,296	99.4%	99.0%	0.42%
421773004058	5	Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	51 North Fork Road	Westfield	16950	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 367-2233	358	32	11.2	100.0%	349 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$20,263			$324			$19,939	99.2%	96.6%	2.60%
421416003296	6	Harriton Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 N Ithan Ave	Bryn Mawr	19010	Delaware County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 658-3950	1,261	118	10.6	13.8%	884 (70.1%)	92 (7.3%)	61 (4.8%)	143 (11.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.2%)	$31,856			$306			$31,550	99.1%	99.3%	0.17%
421611000254	7	Mt Lebanon Senior High School	Public	9-12	155 Cochran Rd	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2003	1,840	126	14.5	15.1%	1,543 (83.9%)	34 (1.8%)	69 (3.8%)	112 (6.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (4.1%)	$18,502			$363			$18,139	98.9%	99.1%	0.18%
422421001443	8	Unionville High School	Public	9-12	750 Unionville Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 347-1600	1,306	93	14	5.1%	973 (74.5%)	11 (0.8%)	71 (5.4%)	214 (16.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	32 (2.5%)	$14,095			$246			$13,849	98.8%	96.9%	1.86%
420285000315	9	Pine-Richland High School	Public	9-12	700 Warrendale Rd	Gibsonia	15044	Allegheny County	Pine-Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-4444	1,413	105	13.4	6.9%	1,237 (87.5%)	20 (1.4%)	40 (2.8%)	75 (5.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.5%)	$18,809			$560			$18,250	98.6%	98.8%	0.19%
421416003295	10	Lower Merion High School	Public	9-12	315 E Montgomery Ave	Ardmore	19003	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1810	1,712	141	12.1	17.4%	1,092 (63.8%)	205 (12.0%)	121 (7.1%)	178 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	112 (6.5%)	$29,676			$285			$29,391	98.5%	98.7%	0.19%

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.