Peters Rated Pennsylvania's 23rd-Best High School

PETERS TOWNSHIP, PA - U.S. News & World Report has rated Peters High school the state’s 23rd-best secondary school in its annual ranking of the nation’s best high schools released on Tuesday.

Peters also was one of just 78 high schools across the state to earn a silver medal from U.S News based on its performance on state assessments and how how well it prepares students for college.

Vaulting the school to near the top of the state rankings is a graduation rate of 99 percent and a college readiness score of 45.8. A score of 20.91 or higher is required to be ranked nationally.

The 2017 rankings of best high schools identify the top-performing public schools at both the national and the state level and include date on more than 20,000 high schools.

No western Pennsylvania high school received a gold medal from U.S. News. The following schools were awarded the silver status (state and national rankings are listed parenthetically):

• Pine-Richland (7, 501)

• Mt. Lebanon (11, 638)

• USC (12, 666)

• North Allegheny (14, 708)

• Hampton (16, 768)

• South Fayette (20, 843)

• Pittsburgh CAPA (21, 845)

• Peters (23, 903)

• Fox Chapel (29, 1,133)

• Pittsburgh Allderdice (42, 1,586)

• Mars Area (58, 1,843)

• Moon (69, 2,222)

• Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy (70, 2,230)

• Greater Latrobe (72, 2,306)

• Beaver Area (76, 2,413)

• Ligonier Valley (83, 2,554)

High schools receiving bronze designations are ranked numerically in their state but not nationally. Western Pennsylvania schools award bronze medals include Gateway (87), Keystone Oaks (88) South Park (109),
Pittsburgh Carrick (130), Springdale (131), Woodland Hills (134) and Uniontown (148).

The complete state rankings can be found here.

Photo via Peters Township School District.