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
571	Truman Senior High School	Public	9-12	3001Green Lane	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 547-3000	1,626	112	14.5	104.4%	774 (47.6%)	307 (18.9%)	305 (18.8%)	53 (3.3%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	175 (10.8%)	$19,196			$546			$18,650	15.6	13.6	583	12		420423001029
572	Norristown Area High School	Public	9-12	1900 Eagle Dr	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 630-5090	2,256	135	16.7	100.9%	236 (10.5%)	594 (26.3%)	1,247 (55.3%)	28 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (6.5%)	$22,192			$1,428			$20,764	15.6	8.1	617	45		421698006729
573	Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1600 Sans Souci Pkwy	Hanover Township	18706	Luzerne County	Hanover Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 831-2300	977	59	16.4	97.9%	519 (53.1%)	136 (13.9%)	272 (27.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.9%)	$18,452			$2,690			$15,762	15.3	20.6	554	19		421142002891
574	Penn Hills Senior High School	Public	9-12	309 Collins Drive	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 793-7000	1,049	56	18.7	103.8%	196 (18.7%)	703 (67.0%)	56 (5.3%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.7%)	$14,604			$2,165			$12,439	15.3	7.1	627	53		421859000309
575	Upper Darby Senior High School	Public	9-12	601 North Lansdowne Avenue	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 622-7000	4,187	246	17	101.1%	622 (14.9%)	2,129 (50.8%)	694 (16.6%)	585 (14.0%)	6 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	148 (3.5%)	$14,613			$994			$13,619	15.1	22.9	546	29		422432001972
576	Central Dauphin East Senior High School	Public	9-12	626 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 541-1662	1,573	116	13.5	101.5%	304 (19.3%)	510 (32.4%)	346 (22.0%)	229 (14.6%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	177 (11.3%)	$15,207			$565			$14,641	15	22.2	548	28		420540001746
577	West Mifflin Area High School	Public	9-12	91 Commonwealth Ave	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	964	68	14.2	98.1%	486 (50.4%)	315 (32.7%)	36 (3.7%)	28 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	97 (10.1%)	$13,936			$266			$13,669	14.3	15.7	576	1		422568000536
578	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Innovation Way	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 710-3300	29,320	1,809	16.2	47.5%	16,872 (57.5%)	4,523 (15.4%)	5,256 (17.9%)	305 (1.0%)	114 (0.4%)	36 (0.1%)	2,214 (7.6%)	$14,750			$624			$14,126	14.1	16.8	572	6		420011900756
579	Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	5700 Wayne Avenue	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 866-9000	929	59	15.8	97.5%	6 (0.6%)	854 (91.9%)	39 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.4%)	$26,268			$5,490			$20,778	13.9	7.5	623	44		420076106025
580	Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	912 Coal Region Way	Lansford	18232	Carbon County	Panther Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 645-2171	759	45	16.8	104.2%	525 (69.2%)	58 (7.6%)	115 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.5%)	$7,482			$158			$7,323	13.4	28.6	513	67		421845007560

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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.