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
251	Cedar Crest High School	Public	9-12	115 E Evergreen Rd	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 272-2033	1,676	106	15.8	43.5%	1,136 (67.8%)	59 (3.5%)	360 (21.5%)	49 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	65 (3.9%)	$16,580			$440			$16,139	65.4	74.1	166	85		420684004800
252	Blue Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1076 W Market St	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 366-0511	791	67	11.8	37.7%	716 (90.5%)	8 (1.0%)	43 (5.4%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$16,031			$371			$15,660	65.3	72.3	183	69		420387003891
253	Jim Thorpe Area High School	Public	9-12	1 Olympian Way	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 325-3663	490	35	13.8	61.4%	363 (74.1%)	35 (7.1%)	67 (13.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$20,754			$155			$20,599	64.9	61.7	275	22		421254001307
254	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%)	$18,864			$580			$18,285	64.9	72.2	185	69		420648002532
255	Conrad Weiser High School	Public	9-12	44 Big Spring Road	Robesonia	19551	Berks County	Conrad Weiser Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 693-8542	848	65	12.9	41.7%	617 (72.8%)	53 (6.3%)	143 (16.9%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.5%)	$23,304			$345			$22,958	64.8	50.9	381	126		420678000777
256	Brookville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	Brookville Jr./Sr. High School	Brookville	15825	Jefferson County	Brookville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 849-1106	574	51	11.3	100.5%	557 (97.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$18,133			$2,848			$15,285	64.4	84.7	83	173		420432006162
257	McConnellsburg High School	Public	9-12	151 E Cherry St	Mc Connellsburg	17233	Fulton County	Central Fulton School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 485-3195	285	22	12.9	41.8%	262 (91.9%)	5 (1.8%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$18,026			$1,306			$16,720	64.1	65.7	242	15		421485006252
258	West Branch Area High School	Public	9-12	444 Allport Cutoff	Morrisdale	16858	Clearfield County	West Branch Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 345-5615	269	24	11.3	98.9%	257 (95.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$27,538			$2,597			$24,941	64	63.1	260	2		422523001566
259	Upper Moreland High School	Public	9-12	3000 Terwood Road	Willow Grove	19090	Montgomery County	Upper Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 830-1500	1,077	88	12.3	42.8%	687 (63.8%)	119 (11.0%)	150 (13.9%)	52 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.3%)	$22,152			$570			$21,582	64	67.1	230	29		422451003401
260	Crestwood Secondary Campus	Public	7-12	281 S Mountain Blvd	Mountain Top	18707	Luzerne County	Crestwood School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 474-6782	1,379	66	20.7	26.8%	1,214 (88.0%)	28 (2.0%)	65 (4.7%)	57 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.0%)	$12,847			$850			$11,998	63.8	67.1	229	31		420546007651

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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