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
261	Forbes Road Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	159 Red Bird Drive	Waterfall	16689	Fulton County	Forbes Road School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 685-3866	158	13	12.4	58.2%	148 (93.7%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$24,703			$321			$24,382	63.6	7.7	621	360		420987002246
262	Franklin Towne Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5301 Tacony St Building 108	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Franklin Towne Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-5000	1,292	75	17.2	99.8%	600 (46.4%)	219 (17.0%)	410 (31.7%)	25 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.8%)	$16,237			$3,327			$12,910	63.6	75.4	158	104		420007700554
263	Ridgway Area High School	Public	9-12	1403 Hill St	Ridgway	15853	Elk County	Ridgway Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 773-3164	224	19	11.8	39.3%	212 (94.6%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,057			$159			$12,898	63.6	65.9	239	24		422031001989
264	Hopewell Senior High School	Public	9-12	1215 Longvue Ave	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 378-8565	614	43	14.3	39.7%	536 (87.3%)	24 (3.9%)	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	$25,500			$367			$25,134	63.5	55.6	337	73		421203000675
265	Wilmington Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	350 Wood St	New Wilmington	16142	Lawrence County	Wilmington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 656-8866	444	36	12.1	25.7%	423 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$28,820			$6,663			$22,156	63.2	73	175	90		422652002721
266	Sheffield Area Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	6760 Route 6	Sheffield	16347	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 968-3720	211	12	17.3	107.1%	203 (96.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	$21,723			$2,505			$19,218	63.2	46.7	418	152		422482004146
267	Biglerville High School	Public	9-12	135 North Main Street	Biglerville	17307	Adams County	Upper Adams School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 677-7191	535	53	10.1	45.4%	357 (66.7%)	7 (1.3%)	159 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	$19,721			$108			$19,613	63.2	73.3	171	96		422430000021
268	Fleetwood Senior High School	Public	9-12	803 N Richmond St	Fleetwood	19522	Berks County	Fleetwood Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 944-7656	754	61	12.2	35.1%	553 (73.3%)	30 (4.0%)	148 (19.6%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$20,808			$951			$19,856	63.2	71.8	191	77		420978005023
269	Millersburg Area High School	Public	9-12	799 Center St	Millersburg	17061	Dauphin County	Millersburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 692-2108	207	22	9.3	48.8%	182 (87.9%)	7 (3.4%)	10 (4.8%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$19,365			$481			$18,884	62.9	55.1	344	75		421536001794
270	Seneca Valley High School	Public	9-12	128 Seneca School Rd	Harmony	16037	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 452-6041	2,282	173	13.2	23.4%	1,978 (86.7%)	37 (1.6%)	97 (4.3%)	67 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (4.5%)	$21,076			$127			$20,949	62.9	65.3	246	24		422244007521

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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.