Best High Schools in Pennsylvania for African American Students

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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, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 284)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	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	1,199	58	20.5	100.0%	478 (39.9%)	199 (16.6%)	96 (8.0%)	330 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (7.8%)	$15,137			$7,658			$7,480	99.6%	99.7%	0.06%
421899003848	2	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	2,287	112	20.4	100.0%	632 (27.6%)	493 (21.6%)	230 (10.1%)	828 (36.2%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	97 (4.2%)	$14,222			$7,333			$6,889	99.3%	99.4%	0.12%
421701007482	3	North Allegheny High School	Public	9-12	10375 Perry Hwy	Wexford	15090	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 934-7200	2,697	187	14.3	10.5%	1,961 (72.7%)	57 (2.1%)	75 (2.8%)	533 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	70 (2.6%)	$18,508			$277			$18,230	98.9%	96.1%	2.88%
421899000923	4	Science Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1482 Green St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 979-5620	500	29	17.2	100.0%	181 (36.2%)	142 (28.4%)	82 (16.4%)	53 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	$16,357			$8,617			$7,740	98.6%	97.4%	1.22%
420930000273	5	Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	2825 State St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(814) 874-6300	748	54	13.8	99.6%	431 (57.6%)	151 (20.2%)	69 (9.2%)	48 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	$14,516			$3,367			$11,149	98.2%	94.3%	3.92%
421059001869	6	Garnet Valley High School	Public	9-12	552 Smithbridge Rd	Glen Mills	19342	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 579-7745	1,500	117	12.8	15.9%	1,068 (71.2%)	45 (3.0%)	37 (2.5%)	285 (19.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (4.0%)	$20,587			$129			$20,458	97.9%	97.2%	0.66%
421899000962	7	Academy at Palumbo	Public, Magnet	9-12	1100 Catharine St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-8130	1,188	63	18.8	99.7%	193 (16.2%)	296 (24.9%)	205 (17.3%)	429 (36.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.1%)	$14,747			$7,461			$7,286	97.5%	97.1%	0.45%
421917006989	8	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12	Public	6-12	107 Thackeray St	Pittsburgh	15213	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7620	610	43	14.3	100.0%	281 (46.1%)	238 (39.0%)	21 (3.4%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.5%)	$26,045			$3,351			$22,695	97.2%	97.8%	0.63%
421179002578	9	Hempfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Stanley Ave	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5510	2,254	138	16.3	41.0%	1,506 (66.8%)	140 (6.2%)	413 (18.3%)	101 (4.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (4.1%)	$16,952			$336			$16,617	96.8%	90.7%	6.16%
421215002325	10	Indiana Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	450 N 5th St	Indiana	15701	Indiana County	Indiana Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 463-8562	910	54	16.8	44.8%	791 (86.9%)	45 (4.9%)	18 (2.0%)	29 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.6%)	$17,788			$614			$17,174	96.5%	87.8%	8.72%

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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