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Best High Schools in Lancaster County, PA

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20,788

Students

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5-star schools

Top rankedWarwick Senior High School58^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Biggest riser

Manheim Township High School up 59 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

La Academia Partnership Charter School 10.8 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Academia Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	30 N Ann Street	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 295-7763	196	18	10.8	102.0%	5 (2.6%)	17 (8.7%)	164 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	1.2	680^th of 681 public high schools	0.1%		4.1	648^th of 686 public high schools	5.5%	32	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	31.3	7.7	3.2	11.0	$17,780	$2,875	$14,905
Cocalico Senior High School	Public	9-12	South 4th Street	Denver	17517	Lancaster County	Cocalico School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 336-1423	991	69	14.4	41.4%	814 (82.1%)	20 (2.0%)	99 (10.0%)	29 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.8%)	83.8	85^th of 681 public high schools	87.5%		77.1	139^th of 686 public high schools	79.7%	54	66.3	63.1	78.6									$19,845	$57	$19,788
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	901 Ironville Pike	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 684-7500	397	27	14.4		164 (41.3%)	46 (11.6%)	148 (37.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	6.5	619^th of 681 public high schools	9.1%		10.4	596^th of 686 public high schools	13.1%	23	13.0	14.3	28.2									$26,235	$1,435	$24,799
Conestoga Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	2110 Horseshoe Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 397-5231	1,304	84	15.5	46.6%	720 (55.2%)	100 (7.7%)	330 (25.3%)	62 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (6.8%)	64.9	254^th of 681 public high schools	62.7%		72.2	185^th of 686 public high schools	73.0%	69	51.2	49.9	69.6									$18,864	$580	$18,285
Donegal High School	Public	9-12	1025 Koser Road	Mount Joy	17552	Lancaster County	Donegal School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 653-1871	955	58	16.5	45.5%	707 (74.0%)	37 (3.9%)	162 (17.0%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.4%)	55.9	330^th of 681 public high schools	51.5%		51.8	375^th of 686 public high schools	45.3%	45	42.6	50.5	63.2									$16,896	$707	$16,189
Garden Spot Senior High School	Public	9-12	669 E Main St	New Holland	17557	Lancaster County	Eastern Lancaster County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 354-1555	865	64	13.4	48.2%	659 (76.2%)	37 (4.3%)	118 (13.6%)	25 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.8%)	69.9	213^th of 681 public high schools	68.7%		78.3	128^th of 686 public high schools	81.3%	85	53.6	55.8	69.8									$23,052	$1,090	$21,962
Elizabethtown Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 E High St	Elizabethtown	17022	Lancaster County	Elizabethtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 367-1533	1,263	75	16.9	37.9%	1,069 (84.6%)	36 (2.9%)	87 (6.9%)	22 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.6%)	62.5	275^th of 681 public high schools	59.6%		69.4	209^th of 686 public high schools	69.5%	66	54.4	47.5	65.3									$32,336	$1,631	$30,705
Ephrata Senior High School	Public	9-12	803 Oak Blvd	Ephrata	17522	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 721-1478	1,347	111	12.0	50.3%	1,043 (77.4%)	34 (2.5%)	151 (11.2%)	31 (2.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (6.2%)	86.5	66^th of 681 public high schools	90.3%		82.7	92^nd of 686 public high schools	86.6%	26	71.2	65.5	79.2									$17,742	$00	$17,742
Hempfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Stanley Ave	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5510	2,281	138	16.5	40.6%	1,503 (65.9%)	149 (6.5%)	423 (18.5%)	97 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (4.7%)	84.6	83^rd of 681 public high schools	87.8%		86.8	64^th of 686 public high schools	90.7%	19	68.9	68.6	73.8									$17,060	$414	$16,646
Lampeter-Strasburg Senior High School	Public	9-12	1600 Book Rd	Lampeter	17537	Lancaster County	Lampeter-Strasburg School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 464-3311	890	60	14.8	28.7%	691 (77.6%)	22 (2.5%)	116 (13.0%)	23 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.9%)	88.4	59^th of 681 public high schools	91.3%		85.9	73^rd of 686 public high schools	89.4%	14	71.8	77.6	75.0									$20,466	$323	$20,143
McCaskey Campus	Public	9-12	445 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6211	2,600	175	14.8	89.0%	364 (14.0%)	458 (17.6%)	1,523 (58.6%)	94 (3.6%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	159 (6.1%)	25.1	525^th of 681 public high schools	22.9%		25.7	529^th of 686 public high schools	22.9%	4	20.6	34.1	50.5									$22,511	$3,436	$19,075
Phoenix Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	630 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	Yes	No	No	(717) 735-7860	305	25	12.2	89.2%	14 (4.6%)	56 (18.4%)	207 (67.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.2%)	2	669^th of 681 public high schools	1.8%		1.5	686^th of 686 public high schools	0.0%	17	0.0	4.9	18.6									$23,978	$3,818	$20,161
Manheim Central Senior High School	Public	9-12	400 Adele Ave	Manheim	17545	Lancaster County	Manheim Central School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 664-8400	896	62	14.4	30.0%	735 (82.0%)	22 (2.5%)	98 (10.9%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)	62.6	273^rd of 681 public high schools	59.9%		68.7	216^th of 686 public high schools	68.5%	57	46.5	53.6	66.7									$21,538	$172	$21,365
Manheim Township High School	Public	9-12	School Road	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 560-3097	1,953	122	15.9	32.5%	1,221 (62.5%)	113 (5.8%)	328 (16.8%)	183 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (5.4%)	85.9	71^st of 681 public high schools	89.6%		78.1	130^th of 686 public high schools	81.0%	59	67.9	66.8	78.7									$15,976	$398	$15,578
Penn Manor High School	Public	9-12	East Cottage Avenue	Millersville	17551	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 872-9520	1,807	113	15.9	49.6%	1,235 (68.3%)	130 (7.2%)	333 (18.4%)	52 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	53 (2.9%)	85.1	79^th of 681 public high schools	88.4%		78.4	126^th of 686 public high schools	81.6%	47	74.3	65.6	74.7									$16,003	$187	$15,816
Pequea Valley High School	Public	9-12	4033 E Newport Rd	Kinzers	17535	Lancaster County	Pequea Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 768-5500	451	34	13.2	55.0%	358 (79.4%)	9 (2.0%)	61 (13.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	48.1	392^nd of 681 public high schools	42.4%		65	247^th of 686 public high schools	64.0%	145	41.2	49.6	54.1									$34,276	$2,767	$31,509
Solanco High School	Public	9-12	585 Solanco Rd	Quarryville	17566	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 786-2151	980	62	15.8	43.7%	815 (83.2%)	14 (1.4%)	109 (11.1%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.4%)	41.9	446^th of 681 public high schools	34.5%		46.3	419^th of 686 public high schools	38.9%	27	39.8	44.1	51.2									$19,560	$1,388	$18,172
Warwick Senior High School	Public	9-12	301 W Orange St	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Warwick School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 626-3706	1,241	89	13.9	33.5%	1,010 (81.4%)	28 (2.3%)	126 (10.2%)	35 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	38 (3.1%)	88.8	58^th of 681 public high schools	91.5%		85.5	78^th of 686 public high schools	88.6%	20	68.9	71.5	81.0									$18,281	$1,111	$17,169
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Brownstown	Public	9-12	231 Snyder Road	Ephrata	17522	Lancaster County	Lancaster County Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(717) 859-5101	25	18	1.3	88.0%	17 (68.0%)	2 (8.0%)	4 (16.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Mt Joy	Public	9-12	432 Old Market St	Mount Joy	17552	Lancaster County	Lancaster County Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(717) 653-3000	15	20	.7	80.0%	12 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Willow St	Public	9-12	1730 Hans Herr Drive	Willow Street	17854	Lancaster County	Lancaster County Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(717) 464-7050	26	24	1.0	88.5%	15 (57.7%)	3 (11.5%)	4 (15.4%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)								(n/a)

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