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
651	Sto-Rox Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1105 Valley St	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Sto-Rox School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 771-3213	422	33	12.6	112.6%	93 (22.0%)	245 (58.1%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.7%)	$18,419			$4,949			$13,470	3.6	1.9	677	26		422283000477
652	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4261 N 5th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(215) 967-9703	979	81	12	99.7%	19 (1.9%)	112 (11.4%)	819 (83.7%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.3%)	$17,537			$5,668			$11,869	3.6	6.1	629	23		420085807447
653	Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson	Public, Magnet	9-12	2118-2160 N 13th Street	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7420	273	20	13.3	116.1%	7 (2.6%)	178 (65.2%)	69 (25.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$21,483			$8,070			$13,413	3.4	5.9	631	22		421899000899
654	New Day Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	256 South Fifth St	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	New Day Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 643-7112	139	12	11.5	64.7%	127 (91.4%)	3 (2.2%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$22,530			$2,387			$20,143	3.2	1.9	679	25		420011400713
655	Roxborough High School	Public	9-12	6498 Ridge Ave	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3400	613	50	12.2	102.1%	24 (3.9%)	529 (86.3%)	35 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	$22,664			$8,297			$14,368	3.1	3.7	656	1		421899003844
656	South Philadelphia High School	Public	9-12	2101 S Broad St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	684	52	13.2	96.1%	45 (6.6%)	249 (36.4%)	267 (39.0%)	78 (11.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.0%)	$19,169			$8,263			$10,906	3.1	7.4	624	32		421899003859
657	King Martin Luther High School	Public	9-12	6100 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3500	527	34	15.4	100.0%	6 (1.1%)	470 (89.2%)	31 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$24,626			$10,010			$14,615	2.9	2.1	676	19		421899006675
658	Overbrook High School	Public	9-12	5898 Lancaster Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7300	440	23	19.2	88.9%	4 (0.9%)	398 (90.5%)	22 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$20,032			$9,278			$10,753	2.9	5.1	639	19		421899003857
659	Building 21	Public	9-12	6501 Limekiln Pike	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	371	18	20.5	103.0%	1 (0.3%)	339 (91.4%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$20,282			$7,876			$12,406	2.7	3	665	6		421899007534
660	Strawberry Mansion High School	Public	9-12	3133 Ridge Ave	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7500	309	28	10.9	79.3%	3 (1.0%)	281 (90.9%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	$20,304			$5,341			$14,963	2.6	1.8	680	20		421899003839

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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.