Pittsburgh, Western Pa. high schools make U.S. News & World Report best list

U.S. News & World Report has compiled its annual review of more than 24,000 public high schools across the United States, with 718 in Pennsylvania making its best rankings list.

The top 3 schools in the Keystone State are:

1. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School (Philadelphia, #10 nationally)
2. Downingtown STEM Academy
3. Radnor High School

Two Western Pennsylvania schools ranked in the top 10 for the state:

• Peters Township High School (#7 in state, #412 nationally)
• Pittsburgh CAPA (#9)

Others in the region to make the top 100 list in Pennsylvania are:

• Upper Saint Clair High School (#14 in state)
• Hampton High School (#15)
• Fox Chapel Area High School (#20)
• Mt Lebanon High School (#24)
• Pine-Richland High School (#26)
• North Allegheny High School (#28)
• Quaker Valley High School (#30)
• South Fayette High School (#32)
• Franklin Regional Senior High School (#35)
• Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy (#46)
• Mars Area High School (#55)
• Moon High School (#75)
• Thomas Jefferson High School (#80)
• Indiana Area Senior High School (#93)
• Avonworth High School (#96)

Here are the top 50 public high schools in the Greater Pittsburgh region:

1. Peters Township
2. Pittsburgh CAPA
3. Upper Saint Clair
4. Hampton
5. Fox Chapel Area
6. Mt. Lebanon
7. Pine-Richland
8. North Allegheny (McCandless)
9. Quaker Valley (Leetsdale)
10. South Fayette (McDonald)
11. Franklin Regional (Murrysville)
12. Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
13. Mars Area
14. Moon
15. Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Hills)
16. Avonworth
17. North Hills (Pittsburgh)
18. Freeport Area
19. Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville)
20. West Allegheny Senior (Imperial)
21. Obama Academy (Pittsburgh)
22. Riverview (Oakmont)
23. Chartiers-Houston
24. Seneca Valley (Harmony)
25. Allderdice (Pittsburgh)
26. Penn-Trafford (Harrison City)
27. West Shamokin (Rural Valley)
28. Southmoreland (Alverton)
29. Blackhawk (Beaver Falls)
30. Norwin (North Huntingdon)
31. Trinity (Washington)
32. Deer Lakes (Cheswick)
33. South Park
34. Gateway (Monroeville)
35. Kiski Area (Vandergrift)
36. Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg)
37. Greater Latrobe
38. Carlynton (Carnegie)
39. Bethel Park
40. Plum
41. Ligonier Valley
42. Central Valley (Monaca)
43. Montour (McKees Rocks)
44. Moniteau (West Sunbury)
45. Keystone Oaks (Dormont)
46. Beaver Area
47. Karns City
48. Armstrong (Kittamning)
49. Butler Area
50. Hempfield Area

Source: U.S. News & World Report