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
411	Tunkhannock High School	Public	8-12	135 Tiger Drive	Tunkhannock	18657	Wyoming County	Tunkhannock Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 836-3111	814	66	12.2	63.3%	770 (94.6%)	8 (1.0%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.8%)	$23,840			$792			$23,048	46.8	45.9	422	11		422385005271
412	Franklin LC	Public, Magnet	9-12	616 N 15th St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7570	918	47	19.5	83.2%	42 (4.6%)	463 (50.4%)	291 (31.7%)	93 (10.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.6%)	$20,587			$7,380			$13,207	46.7	51.6	376	36		421899006822
413	Williamson Senior High School	Public	7-12	33 Jct Cross Road	Tioga	16946	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 827-2191	543	49	11.1	101.1%	514 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$17,938			$174			$17,764	46.7	64.2	255	158		421773006373
414	Knoch High School	Public	9-12	345 Knoch Rd	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 352-1700	704	46	15.3	33.7%	688 (97.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$18,219			$156			$18,062	46.6	52.5	366	48		422193001177
415	Titusville High School	Public	9-12	302 E Walnut St	Titusville	16354	Crawford County	Titusville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 827-2715	565	46	12.2	65.5%	524 (92.7%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$20,449			$946			$19,503	46.6	60.6	287	128		422349001668
416	Charleroi Area High School	Public	9-12	100 Fecsen Dr	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Charleroi School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 483-3600	450	28	15.8	47.8%	311 (69.1%)	63 (14.0%)	16 (3.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.2%)	$12,738			$840			$11,898	46.6	33.9	489	73		420564004715
417	Big Spring High School	Public	9-12	100 Mount Rock Rd	Newville	17241	Cumberland County	Big Spring School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 776-2436	764	56	13.5	39.0%	697 (91.2%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.5%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$20,675			$478			$20,198	46.4	38.3	472	55		420366001677
418	West York Area High School	Public	9-12	1800 Bannister St	York	17404	York County	West York Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 845-6634	851	64	13.2	53.1%	449 (52.8%)	103 (12.1%)	190 (22.3%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.8%)	$22,990			$1,379			$21,610	46.3	55.9	334	84		422598006705
419	Penns Manor Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	6003 Route 553 Highway	Clymer	15728	Indiana County	Penns Manor Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 254-2666	371	31	12.1	57.1%	355 (95.7%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$22,915			$1,762			$21,153	46.3	59.9	295	124		421878002345
420	Freedom Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1190 Bulldog Dr	Freedom	15042	Beaver County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7400	366	31	11.6	53.3%	329 (89.9%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	$17,334			$350			$16,984	46.2	51.3	379	41		421038006563

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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.