Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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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 Thursday, November 13, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 681)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
451	Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	412 S Mechanic St	Smethport	16749	McKean County	Smethport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 887-5545	345	30	11.5	51.0%	338 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$21,026			$2,551			$18,475	40.8	48	400	51		422169003117
452	Bensalem Township High School	Public	9-12	4319 Hulmeville Rd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	2,151	147	14.5	98.4%	974 (45.3%)	285 (13.2%)	431 (20.0%)	382 (17.8%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	70 (3.3%)	$21,591			$1,226			$20,364	40.6	43.9	440	12		420333005116
453	New Brighton Area High School	Public	9-12	3202 43rd St	New Brighton	15066	Beaver County	New Brighton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 846-1050	382	33	11.7	98.2%	290 (75.9%)	20 (5.2%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.9%)	$24,588			$2,098			$22,490	40.5	45.4	426	27		421653000695
454	Octorara Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	9-12	226 Highland Rd	Atglen	19310	Chester County	Octorara Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 593-8223	703	49	14.4	99.6%	494 (70.3%)	41 (5.8%)	129 (18.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	$29,250			$616			$28,634	40.5	38.1	473	19		421803001414
455	Butler Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	120 Campus Lane	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 287-8721	1,956	113	17.3	41.5%	1,793 (91.7%)	41 (2.1%)	39 (2.0%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (3.6%)	$17,277			$388			$16,890	40.3	50.5	384	71		420459007554
456	Maritime Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2275 Bridge Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Maritime Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 535-4555	829	69	12	92.4%	258 (31.1%)	129 (15.6%)	371 (44.8%)	30 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	$91			$03			$88	40.3	13.6	582	126		420012300759
457	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%)	$18,783			$453			$18,329	39.9	43	447	10		422040007238
458	Yough Senior High School	Public	9-12	919 Lowber Rd	Herminie	15637	Westmoreland County	Yough School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 446-5520	592	36	16.3	41.2%	540 (91.2%)	14 (2.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	$21,100			$766			$20,334	39.6	37.1	477	19		422115004735
459	Hamburg Area High School	Public	9-12	701 Windsor Street	Hamburg	19526	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 562-3861	674	50	13.6	50.3%	569 (84.4%)	7 (1.0%)	72 (10.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	$20,631			$737			$19,894	39.1	42.3	452	7		421134000808
460	James Buchanan High School	Public	9-12	4773 Fort Loudon Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 328-2146	721	45	16.1	97.9%	658 (91.3%)	5 (0.7%)	21 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.2%)	$12,159			$414			$11,745	39	54	356	104		422274006280

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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, 2025, 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.

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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.