Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)							Ranking (2021 vs 2019)
ID	Rank (of 537)	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 (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Rank (2019)	Rank Change from 2019	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)
421803001414	371	Octorara Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	226 Highland Rd	Atglen	19310	Chester County	Octorara Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 593-8223	1,078	69	15.6	37.4%	800 (74.2%)	63 (5.8%)	161 (14.9%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.3%)	$17,717			$110			$17,607	45.3	48.9	439	68	R2
420210006001	372	Albert Gallatin Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1119 Township Dr	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 564-2024	1,032	61	16.9	80.7%	943 (91.4%)	37 (3.6%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	$54,959			$293			$54,666	45.3	34.6	506	134	R2
420005000485	373	Collegium Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	535 James Hance Court	Exton	19341	Chester County	Collegium Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 903-1300	3,040	278	10.9	36.3%	1,253 (41.2%)	710 (23.4%)	622 (20.5%)	245 (8.1%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	197 (6.5%)	$04			$00			$04	45.2	67.7	276	97	R2
420738505278	374	Dauphin County Technical School	Public	9-12	6001 Locust Ln	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Dauphin County Technical School	No	No	No	No	(717) 652-3170	1,011	82	12.2	56.6%	509 (50.3%)	216 (21.4%)	166 (16.4%)	82 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.7%)								45.1	28.2	536	162	R2
420081906955	375	Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1414 E. Cedar St.	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 860-3300	871	62	14	97.6%	38 (4.4%)	155 (17.8%)	672 (77.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$00			$00			$00	44.8	34.3	507	132	R2
421254001307	376	Jim Thorpe Area High School	Public	9-12	1 Olympian Way	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 325-3663	578	42	13.6	47.6%	445 (77.0%)	40 (6.9%)	70 (12.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$21,004			$833			$20,172	44.7	51.3	422	46	R2
421899003843	377	Girls High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3700	836	26	32.1	99.6%	34 (4.1%)	561 (67.1%)	89 (10.6%)	111 (13.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.5%)	$12,636			$1,205			$11,431	44.7	85.9	55	322	R2
421314002596	378	McCaskey Campus	Public	9-12	445 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6211	2,680	193	13.8	98.7%	399 (14.9%)	517 (19.3%)	1,529 (57.1%)	124 (4.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (4.1%)	$19,126			$1,338			$17,788	44.6	26	542	164	R2
421899000962	379	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	1,101	29	37.3	99.7%	167 (15.2%)	410 (37.2%)	114 (10.4%)	375 (34.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.0%)	$11,665			$1,053			$10,612	44.5	87.5	41	338	R1
422091005264	380	Schuylkill Haven Senior High School	Public	8-12	501 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 385-6717	465	37	12.7	39.8%	420 (90.3%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$15,958			$281			$15,677	44.3	60.9	338	42	R1

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

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 March 7, 2022, 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.

Other Pennsylvania Ranking lists:

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

Pennsylvania High School Rankings

Spread the word!

Sign up for updates!

About our rankings:

Other Pennsylvania Ranking lists: