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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
671	Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School	Public	9-12	1161 Markley St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-9720	180	17	10.9	86.1%	5 (2.8%)	69 (38.3%)	86 (47.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.6%)	$23,781	$1,530	$22,251	1.7	1.7	682	11	421698007146
672	Harrisburg High School	Public	9-12	2451 Market St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4300	1,343	74	18	99.4%	39 (2.9%)	584 (43.5%)	660 (49.1%)	21 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (2.8%)	$24,035	$81	$23,955	1.7	2.4	671	1	421158006333
673	Chester High School	Public	9-12	232 West 9th St	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3700	806	52	15.5	106.6%	6 (0.7%)	644 (79.9%)	141 (17.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$55,054	$4,784	$50,270	1.6	1.5	685	12	420586006492
674	The Workshop School	Public, Magnet	9-12	221 S Hanson St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7730	214	13	17	88.3%	2 (0.9%)	192 (89.7%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	9 (4.2%)	$26,965	$11,231	$15,733	1.5	1.9	678	4	421899007548
675	ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6301 N. 2nd Street	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(267) 297-1883	1,038	72	14.4	76.3%	34 (3.3%)	183 (17.6%)	802 (77.3%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$25,062	$2,295	$22,768	1.5	2.3	672	3	420083507354
676	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	136 S 4th Street	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 439-5814	619	49	12.6	101.1%	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	596 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,872	$3,938	$11,934	1.4	13.3	584	92	420006807636
677	The New Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	2500 Jonquil Way	Pittsburgh	15203	Allegheny County	The New Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 885-5200	80	11	7.2	78.8%	18 (22.5%)	54 (67.5%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	$28,153	$6,676	$21,477	1.4			(n/a)	420013300866
678	The U School: Innovative Lab	Public	9-12	2000 N 7th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	195	14	14.3	104.1%	2 (1.0%)	152 (77.9%)	32 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$27,084	$7,288	$19,795	1.4	9	608	70	421899007547
679	Passport Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	933 Penn Avenue	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Passport Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 376-3724	146	9	16.2		11 (7.5%)	132 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$29,237	$4,529	$24,708	1.2	1.6	684	5	420088207549
680	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	30 N Ann Street	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 295-7763	196	18	10.8	102.0%	5 (2.6%)	17 (8.7%)	164 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$17,780	$2,875	$14,905	1.2	4.1	648	32	420002600359

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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.
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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.

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
671	Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School	Public	9-12	1161 Markley St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-9720	180	17	10.9	86.1%	5 (2.8%)	69 (38.3%)	86 (47.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.6%)	$23,781			$1,530			$22,251	1.7	1.7	682	11		421698007146
672	Harrisburg High School	Public	9-12	2451 Market St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4300	1,343	74	18	99.4%	39 (2.9%)	584 (43.5%)	660 (49.1%)	21 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (2.8%)	$24,035			$81			$23,955	1.7	2.4	671	1		421158006333
673	Chester High School	Public	9-12	232 West 9th St	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3700	806	52	15.5	106.6%	6 (0.7%)	644 (79.9%)	141 (17.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$55,054			$4,784			$50,270	1.6	1.5	685	12		420586006492
674	The Workshop School	Public, Magnet	9-12	221 S Hanson St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7730	214	13	17	88.3%	2 (0.9%)	192 (89.7%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$26,965			$11,231			$15,733	1.5	1.9	678	4		421899007548
675	ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6301 N. 2nd Street	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(267) 297-1883	1,038	72	14.4	76.3%	34 (3.3%)	183 (17.6%)	802 (77.3%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$25,062			$2,295			$22,768	1.5	2.3	672	3		420083507354
676	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	136 S 4th Street	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 439-5814	619	49	12.6	101.1%	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	596 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,872			$3,938			$11,934	1.4	13.3	584	92		420006807636
677	The New Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	2500 Jonquil Way	Pittsburgh	15203	Allegheny County	The New Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 885-5200	80	11	7.2	78.8%	18 (22.5%)	54 (67.5%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	$28,153			$6,676			$21,477	1.4			(n/a)		420013300866
678	The U School: Innovative Lab	Public	9-12	2000 N 7th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	195	14	14.3	104.1%	2 (1.0%)	152 (77.9%)	32 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$27,084			$7,288			$19,795	1.4	9	608	70		421899007547
679	Passport Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	933 Penn Avenue	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Passport Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 376-3724	146	9	16.2		11 (7.5%)	132 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$29,237			$4,529			$24,708	1.2	1.6	684	5		420088207549
680	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	30 N Ann Street	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 295-7763	196	18	10.8	102.0%	5 (2.6%)	17 (8.7%)	164 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$17,780			$2,875			$14,905	1.2	4.1	648	32		420002600359