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
31	Muncy Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W Penn St	Muncy	17756	Lycoming County	Muncy School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 546-3127	472			42.8%	438 (92.8%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$20,877			$1,205			$19,672	92.4	87.4	59	28		421623003048
32	Neshannock Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3834 Mitchell Rd	New Castle	16105	Lawrence County	Neshannock Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-5513	545	33	16.6	28.3%	505 (92.7%)	6 (1.1%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.3%)	$23,540			$117			$23,423	92.4	92.3	38	6		421644002689
33	Honesdale High School	Public	9-12	459 Terrace St	Honesdale	18431	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 253-2046	679	59	11.4	47.0%	603 (88.8%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.9%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	$25,230			$680			$24,550	92.3	92.9	32	1		422497004295
34	Quaker Valley High School	Public	9-12	625 Beaver St	Leetsdale	15056	Allegheny County	Quaker Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 749-6000	550	49	11.1	24.5%	453 (82.4%)	22 (4.0%)	26 (4.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.7%)	$26,398			$541			$25,857	92.3	90.2	47	13		421986000448
35	Garnet Valley High School	Public	9-12	552 Smithbridge Rd	Glen Mills	19342	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 579-7745	1,485	116	12.8	16.0%	1,018 (68.6%)	37 (2.5%)	38 (2.6%)	322 (21.7%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (4.2%)	$23,373			$227			$23,146	92.3	94.8	19	16		421059001869
36	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12	Public	6-12	107 Thackeray St	Pittsburgh	15213	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7620	618	44	13.9	98.7%	289 (46.8%)	237 (38.3%)	20 (3.2%)	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.6%)	$33,353			$5,712			$27,641	92.2	95.2	15	21		421917006989
37	Abington Heights High School	Public	9-12	222 Noble Road	Clarks Summit	18411	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 585-5300	1,115	73	15.2	1.3%	938 (84.1%)	25 (2.2%)	64 (5.7%)	64 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (1.9%)	$17,142			$461			$16,682	92.1	91.8	40	3		420201005091
38	Penncrest High School	Public	9-12	134 Barren Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 627-6201	1,255	95	13.1	20.7%	945 (75.3%)	61 (4.9%)	49 (3.9%)	99 (7.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	97 (7.7%)	$26,027			$592			$25,435	91.9	91.1	42	4		422055001942
39	Academy at Palumbo	Public, Magnet	9-12	1100 Catharine St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-8130	1,225	35	35	97.0%	213 (17.4%)	306 (25.0%)	224 (18.3%)	411 (33.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (5.4%)	$16,840			$6,357			$10,482	91.9	94.6	20	19		421899000962
40	Central High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3590	2,329	88	26.5	98.2%	609 (26.1%)	524 (22.5%)	249 (10.7%)	821 (35.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	120 (5.2%)	$16,493			$6,441			$10,052	91.7	98.1	4	36		421899003848

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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.