These Are The Best Schools In PA: 2023 Rankings

PENNSYLVANIA — Throughout the year, various publications release “best of” lists to help guide Pennsylvania residents’ educational choices, from the best elementary schools to the best colleges and universities to pursue a graduate degree.

Pennsylvania figured prominently in several data analyses and study-driven rankings for education, from U.S. News & World Report, Niche, Newsweek and others. Some highlights:

According to U.S. News, Pennsylvania boasts several of the best high schools, middle schools and elementary schools. Upper Saint Clair, Tredyffrin-Easttown, and Mt. Lebanon were among those to top the lists for best middle and elementary schools. While for high schools, Julia R. Masterman Secondary School in Philadelphia and Downington STEM Academy got high honors in Pennsylvania.

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The ranking and review site Niche also weighed in on the best public schools, school districts and colleges.

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Thirteen schools in Pennsylvania were designated National Blue Ribbon Schools by the Department of Education.

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Another government report, the Nation’s Report Card from the National Center for Education Statistics, said Pennsylvania's fourth and eighth graders' decreasing test scores in math and reading show just how much the coronavirus pandemic upended learning in the state.

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Finally, Money magazine’s list of the best colleges included 58 Pennsylvania institutions.

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