These Are The Top 25 Best High Schools In Pennsylvania

By Jason Hall

June 4, 2021

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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