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
81	High School of Engineering & Science	Public, Magnet	7-12	1600 W Norris St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7380	851	31	27.8	99.1%	69 (8.1%)	477 (56.1%)	116 (13.6%)	141 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.4%)	$18,455			$6,901			$11,555	84.9	78.4	125	44		421899007023
82	Capital Area School for the Arts Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	150 Strawberry Square	Harrisburg	17101	Dauphin County	Capital Area School for the Arts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 732-8450	193	11	17.5	5.7%	117 (60.6%)	34 (17.6%)	28 (14.5%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	$16,934			$397			$16,537	84.8	90.6	45	37		420087607493
83	Hempfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Stanley Ave	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5510	2,281	138	16.5	40.6%	1,503 (65.9%)	149 (6.5%)	423 (18.5%)	97 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (4.7%)	$17,060			$414			$16,646	84.6	86.8	64	19		421179002578
84	Oswayo Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	318 S Oswayo St	Shinglehouse	16748	Potter County	Oswayo Valley School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(814) 260-1701	140	16	8.7	74.3%	138 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,160			$1,597			$19,564	84.5	85.8	74	10		421821010037
85	Cocalico Senior High School	Public	9-12	South 4th Street	Denver	17517	Lancaster County	Cocalico School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 336-1423	991	69	14.4	41.4%	814 (82.1%)	20 (2.0%)	99 (10.0%)	29 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.8%)	$19,845			$57			$19,788	83.8	77.1	139	54		420627006290
86	Bedford Senior High School	Public	9-12	330 E John St	Bedford	15522	Bedford County	Bedford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 623-4250	495	41	12	51.3%	468 (94.5%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$18,123			$1,445			$16,678	83.6	68.8	212	126		420318000726
87	Moon Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	8353 University Blvd	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-9440	1,211	88	13.8	29.2%	865 (71.4%)	73 (6.0%)	103 (8.5%)	70 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (8.1%)	$18,679			$142			$18,537	83.3	79.3	117	30		421583004951
88	Susquehannock High School	Public	9-12	3280 Fissels Church Rd	Glen Rock	17327	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 235-4811	857	66	12.9	27.9%	747 (87.2%)	46 (5.4%)	32 (3.7%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.2%)	$18,369			$245			$18,123	83.2	72.8	178	90		422238004614
89	Southern Lehigh Senior High School	Public	9-12	5800 Main St	Center Valley	18034	Lehigh County	Southern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 282-1421	1,013	66	15.3	20.7%	819 (80.8%)	21 (2.1%)	75 (7.4%)	78 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.6%)	$20,072			$366			$19,706	83.2	85.4	79	10		422235002839
90	Upper Dublin High School	Public	9-12	800 Loch Alsh Ave	Fort Washington	19034	Montgomery County	Upper Dublin School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 643-8900	1,272	92	13.8	20.4%	903 (71.0%)	114 (9.0%)	62 (4.9%)	119 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (5.7%)	$24,001			$260			$23,741	83.1	81.1	107	17		422439005078

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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.