Several schools in the Keystone State are among the best in the country, according to a recent study.
USNews.com compiled a list of the 2021 Best Public High Schools, which includes a list of the top 25 schools nationwide, as well as an extensive statewide list.
Julia R. Masterman Secondary School in Philadelphia was the only Pennsylvania school to make the top-25 national list.
U.S. News calculated its scores based on varying percentages of what each school offered including college readiness (30%), math and reading proficiency (20%), math and reading performance (20%), underserved student performance (10%), college curriculum breadth (10%) and graduation rate (10%).
"We did this by summing their weighted scores across six indicators of school quality, then computed a single zero to 100 overall score reflective of a school's performance across these metrics," the website stated. "The overall scores depict how well each school did on a national percentile basis. For example, a school with a score of 60 performed in the 60th percentile among all schools in the rankings."
Here are the top 25 best public high schools in Pennsylvania per USNews.com:
- Julia R. Masterman Secondary School- Philadelphia
- Downingtown STEM Academy- Downingtown
- Central High School- Philadelphia
- Radnor High School- Radnor
- Conestoga High School- Berwyn
- Unionville High School- Kennett Square
- Hampton High School- Allison Park
- Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12- Pittsburgh
- Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy- Erie
- Lower Merion High School- Ardmore
- Peters Township High School- McMurray
- Wissahickon High School- Ambler
- Harriton High School- Rosemont
- Great Valley High School- Malvern
- New Hope Solebury High School- New Hope
- Strath Haven High School- Wallingford
- Central Bucks High School- East
- Mt. Lebanon High School- Pittsburgh
- Upper Saint Clair High School- Pittsburgh
- Renaissance Academy Charter School- Phoenixville
- Haverford High School- Havertown
- Hershey High School- Hershey
- Lower Moreland High School- Huntingdon Valley
- Academy at Palumbo- Philadelphia
- Pine-Richland High School- Gibsonia
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