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
221	Conemaugh Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1342 William Penn Ave	Johnstown	15906	Cambria County	Conemaugh Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 535-5523	308	27	11.5		275 (89.3%)	6 (1.9%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$24,473			$303			$24,170	69.4	59.3	301	80		420643005136
222	Lackawanna Trail Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	Tunnel Hill Rd. R.D.1	Factoryville	18419	Wyoming County	Lackawanna Trail School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 945-5181	427	41	10.3	49.9%	412 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$24,413			$314			$24,099	69.4	42.7	450	228		421299004528
223	Midd-West High School	Public	8-12	540 E Main St	Middleburg	17842	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 837-0046	726	48	15.2	105.9%	707 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$13,495			$1,200			$12,295	69.2	73.9	167	56		421521003962
224	Grove City Area High School	Public	9-12	511 Highland Ave	Grove City	16127	Mercer County	Grove City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 458-5456	649	45	14.3	43.5%	570 (87.8%)	29 (4.5%)	20 (3.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$21,742			$940			$20,802	69.2	64.8	250	26		421122003145
225	Daniel Boone Area High School	Public	9-12	501 Chestnut St	Birdsboro	19508	Berks County	Daniel Boone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 582-6100	940	75	12.6	39.5%	768 (81.7%)	54 (5.7%)	64 (6.8%)	24 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.0%)	$16,030			$293			$15,737	69	59.2	303	78		420729004810
226	Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 S Broad St	Mechanicsburg	17055	Cumberland County	Mechanicsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 691-4530	1,412	98	14.4	36.8%	1,007 (71.3%)	126 (8.9%)	125 (8.9%)	73 (5.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.5%)	$18,088			$504			$17,584	68.7	63.8	256	30		421503005098
227	Red Land Senior High School	Public	9-12	560 Fishing Creek Rd	Lewisberry	17339	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 938-6561	1,061	68	15.5	28.6%	921 (86.8%)	18 (1.7%)	72 (6.8%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.5%)	$23,015			$1,287			$21,728	68.4	70	207	20		422583004704
228	Line Mountain High School	Public	9-12	187 Line Mountain Road	Herndon	17830	Northumberland County	Line Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 758-2011	311	26	11.9	45.3%	294 (94.5%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$26,601			$1,707			$24,894	68.4	68.3	221	7		421446003532
229	Bellefonte Area High School	Public	9-12	830 E Bishop St	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-4833	850	60	14.2	30.2%	775 (91.2%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.2%)	$15,215			$00			$15,215	68.3	57	325	96		420324001343
230	Spring Grove Area High School	Public	9-12	1490 Roth Church Road	Spring Grove	17362	York County	Spring Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 225-4731	1,163	81	14.3	38.9%	933 (80.2%)	64 (5.5%)	102 (8.8%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.6%)	$18,188			$682			$17,506	68	77.4	135	95		422259004623

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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.