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
281	Portage Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	85 Mountain Ave	Portage	15946	Cambria County	Portage Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 736-9636	339	27	12.5	105.6%	320 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$19,940			$3,188			$16,752	61.8	70.7	200	81		421956001270
282	Quakertown Community High School	Public	9-12	600 Park Ave	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 529-2060	1,570	97	16.2	37.5%	1,168 (74.4%)	49 (3.1%)	218 (13.9%)	51 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (5.0%)	$20,442			$280			$20,162	61.3	60.5	288	6		421989001128
283	Cranberry Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Education Dr	Seneca	16346	Venango County	Cranberry Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 676-8504	563	48	11.8	50.3%	539 (95.7%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$17,192			$2,395			$14,797	61.1	68.6	218	65		420705004098
284	Pottsgrove Senior High School	Public	9-12	1345 Kauffman Rd	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottsgrove School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 326-5105	973	66	14.8	99.7%	555 (57.0%)	173 (17.8%)	127 (13.1%)	15 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (10.3%)	$20,274			$832			$19,442	61.1	54.3	350	66		421965003338
285	Baldwin Senior High School	Public	8-12	4653 Clairton Blvd	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	Baldwin-Whitehall School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 885-7500	1,657	119	13.9	60.4%	1,151 (69.5%)	103 (6.2%)	37 (2.2%)	281 (17.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (4.8%)	$17,044			$290			$16,754	61	64.3	253	32		420297000050
286	William Tennent High School	Public	9-12	333 Centennial Rd	Warminster	18974	Bucks County	Centennial School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 441-6181	1,710	128	13.3	48.8%	1,148 (67.1%)	70 (4.1%)	360 (21.1%)	75 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.0%)	$24,109			$553			$23,556	60.9	39.1	467	181		420519001040
287	Northwest Area High School	Public	7-12	243 Thorne Hill Rd	Shickshinny	18655	Luzerne County	Northwest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 542-4126	406	36	11.2	48.8%	381 (93.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$22,406			$573			$21,833	60.8	55.3	341	54		421779002958
288	Huntingdon Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	2400 Cassady Ave Ste 1	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 643-1080	546	47	11.5	47.4%	506 (92.7%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$23,456			$1,650			$21,806	60.6	56.4	329	41		421209002305
289	Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	246 Pone Lane	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 432-2121	942	55	17.1	87.0%	840 (89.2%)	15 (1.6%)	19 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	60 (6.4%)	$18,586			$923			$17,662	60.2	71.1	197	92		421020004106
290	Bermudian Springs High School	Public	9-12	7335 Carlisle Pike	York Springs	17372	Adams County	Bermudian Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 528-4113	576	41	14	35.2%	454 (78.8%)	3 (0.5%)	99 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$16,061			$38			$16,023	60.1	44.1	439	149		420345000003

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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.