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Best High Schools in Washington County, PA

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Schools

8,954

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedPeters Township High School10^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Biggest riser

Washington High School up 85 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bentworth Senior High School 5.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Avella Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1000 Avella Rd	Avella	15312	Washington County	Avella Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 356-2218	228	27	8.5	50.9%	220 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	54.2	346^th of 681 public high schools	49.2%		66.2	236^th of 686 public high schools	65.6%	110	43.2	51.5	59.5		25.0	23.5	24.3		43.7	70.6	57.5	$25,777	$00	$25,777
Bentworth Senior High School	Public	9-12	75 Bearcat Dr	Bentleyville	15314	Washington County	Bentworth School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 239-5911	359	67	5.3	98.6%	334 (93.0%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	50	376^th of 681 public high schools	44.8%		67.9	225^th of 686 public high schools	67.2%	151	42.4	51.7	53.6									$16,831	$192	$16,638
Bethlehem-Center Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	179 Crawford Rd	Fredericktown	15333	Washington County	Bethlehem-Center School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 267-4910	448	51	8.7	97.8%	422 (94.2%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	27.7	510^th of 681 public high schools	25.1%		44.6	434^th of 686 public high schools	36.7%	76	23.6	38.4	48.7		27.7	19.4	23.5		38.0	38.8	38.5	$16,408	$492	$15,915
Burgettstown Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	104 Bavington Rd	Burgettstown	15021	Washington County	Burgettstown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 947-8100	492	48	10.2	41.7%	464 (94.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	42.3	441^st of 681 public high schools	35.2%		42.2	453^rd of 686 public high schools	34.0%	12	32.5	41.1	61.3	39.6	21.0	32.0	31.0	44.4	45.2	56.4	49.2	$18,589	$1,679	$16,911
California Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	290	21	14.0	99.0%	243 (83.8%)	14 (4.8%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)	27.5	513^th of 681 public high schools	24.7%		22.2	547^th of 686 public high schools	20.3%	34	26.2	35.6	49.2									$20,921	$2,012	$18,909
Canon-McMillan Senior High School	Public	9-12	314 Elm St Extension	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-1400	1,660	98	16.9	30.4%	1,398 (84.2%)	68 (4.1%)	57 (3.4%)	35 (2.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (5.8%)	68	231^st of 681 public high schools	66.1%		80.9	109^th of 686 public high schools	84.1%	122	52.5	59.9	64.2									$14,426	$105	$14,322
Charleroi Area High School	Public	9-12	100 Fecsen Dr	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Charleroi School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 483-3600	450	28	15.8	47.8%	311 (69.1%)	63 (14.0%)	16 (3.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.2%)	46.6	416^th of 681 public high schools	38.9%		33.9	489^th of 686 public high schools	28.7%	73	42.2	37.8	61.8									$12,738	$840	$11,898
Chartiers-Houston Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2050 W Pike St	Houston	15342	Washington County	Chartiers-Houston School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-3350	539	38	14.1	36.7%	471 (87.4%)	15 (2.8%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	72.4	189^th of 681 public high schools	72.2%		89	50^th of 686 public high schools	92.7%	139	50.7	60.2	72.7		46.5	33.3	40.0		48.2	65.0	56.6	$18,674	$114	$18,560
Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	110 Fort Cherry Road	Mc Donald	15057	Washington County	Fort Cherry School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 796-1551	457	37	12.2	50.5%	411 (89.9%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	59.6	298^th of 681 public high schools	56.2%		59.8	296^th of 686 public high schools	56.9%	2	39.7	58.6	64.4		44.9	9.7	29.3		71.8	61.3	67.1	$22,910	$608	$22,301
McGuffey High School	Public	9-12	86 McGuffey Drive	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 948-3328	494	38	12.9	40.1%	471 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	37.6	470^th of 681 public high schools	31.0%		50.7	383^rd of 686 public high schools	44.2%	87	37.8	26.1	61.1									$24,922	$394	$24,528
Peters Township High School	Public	9-12	121 Rolling Hills Dr.	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-6250	1,267	83	15.1	11.1%	1,152 (90.9%)	3 (0.2%)	35 (2.8%)	49 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.1%)	96.3	10^th of 681 public high schools	98.5%		95.1	17^th of 686 public high schools	97.5%	7	84.9	84.6	89.0									$18,155	$17	$18,138
Ringgold Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Ram Drive	Monongahela	15063	Washington County	Ringgold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 258-2200	810	58	13.9	46.8%	678 (83.7%)	49 (6.0%)	28 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	39.9	457^th of 681 public high schools	32.9%		43	447^th of 686 public high schools	34.8%	10	30.7	39.7	60.2									$18,783	$453	$18,329
Trinity Senior High School	Public	9-12	231 Park Ave	Washington	15301	Washington County	Trinity Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 225-5380	1,054	69	15.1	43.1%	928 (88.0%)	17 (1.6%)	26 (2.5%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (6.4%)	73.4	178^th of 681 public high schools	73.9%		78.6	123^rd of 686 public high schools	82.1%	55	56.6	55.9	73.0									$17,970	$715	$17,255
Washington High School	Public	9-12	201 Allison Ave	Washington	15301	Washington County	Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 223-5080	387	34	11.5	100.8%	161 (41.6%)	98 (25.3%)	39 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (22.5%)	24.4	529^th of 681 public high schools	22.3%		8.2	614^th of 686 public high schools	10.5%	85	26.3	30.9	48.1									$22,364	$908	$21,456
Mon Valley Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	Five Guttman Avenue	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Mon Valley Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 489-9581	9	16	.5	66.7%	9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Western Area Career and Technology Center - Washington County	Public	9-12	688 Western Ave	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Western Area Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 746-2890	10	17	.5	70.0%	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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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.

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