Best High Schools in Pennsylvania (2026-27 Rankings)

Top 50 high schools in Pennsylvania, 2026-27

675 Pennsylvania high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

Julia R. Masterman Secondary School — Philadelphia · #1 in PA · #3 nationally
Downingtown STEM Academy — Downingtown · #2 in PA · #19 nationally
Central High School — Philadelphia · #3 in PA · #119 nationally
New Hope-Solebury High School — New Hope · #4 in PA · #254 nationally
Wilkes-Barre Area Sd Stem Academy — Plains · #5 in PA · #323 nationally
Harriton High School — Rosemont · #6 in PA · #339 nationally
Radnor High School — Radnor · #7 in PA · #341 nationally
Lower Merion High School — Ardmore · #8 in PA · #380 nationally
Peters Township High School — Mcmurray · #9 in PA · #382 nationally
Unionville High School — Kennett Square · #10 in PA · #403 nationally
Academy at Palumbo — Philadelphia · #11 in PA · #413 nationally
Upper Saint Clair High School — Pittsburgh · #12 in PA · #426 nationally
Conestoga High School — Berwyn · #13 in PA · #479 nationally
Fox Chapel Area High School — Pittsburgh · #14 in PA · #508 nationally
Mt Lebanon High School — Pittsburgh · #15 in PA · #517 nationally
Pine-Richland High School — Gibsonia · #16 in PA · #554 nationally
Strath Haven High School — Wallingford · #17 in PA · #578 nationally
Hampton High School — Allison Park · #18 in PA · #606 nationally
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 — Pittsburgh · #19 in PA · #631 nationally
South Fayette Township High School — Mcdonald · #20 in PA · #649 nationally
Hs Of Engineering & Science — Philadelphia · #21 in PA · #670 nationally
Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School — Plymouth Meeting · #22 in PA · #686 nationally
Great Valley High School — Malvern · #23 in PA · #724 nationally
Central Bucks High School-East — Doylestown · #24 in PA · #725 nationally
York Academy Regional Charter School — York · #25 in PA · #732 nationally
Quaker Valley High School — Leetsdale · #26 in PA · #737 nationally
Neshannock Junior/Senior High School — New Castle · #27 in PA · #772 nationally
Hershey High School — Hershey · #28 in PA · #773 nationally
Wissahickon High School — Ambler · #29 in PA · #831 nationally
Council Rock High School North — Newtown · #30 in PA · #841 nationally
Springfield High School — Springfield · #31 in PA · #845 nationally
Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy — Erie · #32 in PA · #910 nationally
Haverford High School — Havertown · #33 in PA · #926 nationally
Garnet Valley High School — Glen Mills · #34 in PA · #941 nationally
North Allegheny High School — Wexford · #35 in PA · #966 nationally
State College Area High School — State College · #36 in PA · #1,062 nationally
Lewisburg High School — Lewisburg · #37 in PA · #1,119 nationally
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School — Bethlehem · #38 in PA · #1,143 nationally
Spring-Ford Senior High School — Royersford · #39 in PA · #1,147 nationally
Thomas Jefferson High School — Jefferson Hills · #40 in PA · #1,148 nationally
Pittsburgh Science And Technology Academy — Pittsburgh · #41 in PA · #1,159 nationally
Shenango High School — New Castle · #42 in PA · #1,162 nationally
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush — Philadelphia · #43 in PA · #1,212 nationally
Central Bucks High School-West — Doylestown · #44 in PA · #1,233 nationally
Perkiomen Valley High School — Collegeville · #45 in PA · #1,258 nationally
Penncrest High School — Media · #46 in PA · #1,266 nationally
Penn Trafford High School — Harrison City · #47 in PA · #1,299 nationally
Renaissance Academy Charter School — Phoenixville · #48 in PA · #1,317 nationally
Jenkintown Middle/High School — Jenkintown · #49 in PA · #1,335 nationally
Delaware Valley High School — Milford · #50 in PA · #1,349 nationally

High schools by city in Pennsylvania

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.