U.S. News Best High Schools 2020: See Where USC Is Ranked

Pittsburgh PA

22 April, 2020

10:28 AM

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UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA - Attending high school in the age of the new coronavirus is an experience like no other in history, but U.S. News & World Report has kept up its annual rankings. In the just-released 2020 rankings, 10 southwestern Pennsylvania high schools ranked among the top thousand in the nation and Upper St. Clair was one of them. USC was named the 709th best high school nationally and 15th best in Pennsylvania. "The Best High Schools rankings provide the most comprehensive, data-based information on nearly every public high school in the country," Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News, said in a release. "Families can use this information to see how their local schools compare on graduation rates and state assessments, as well as academic performance by students who are traditionally underserved — those who are black, Hispanic or from low-income households." U.S. News used a number of weighted criteria to come up with the rankings, the most important being college readiness. You can see the full methodology here. There are 688 high schools in 583 school districts across the state. Here are the Greater Pittsburgh schools ranked among Pennsylvania's top 300. National rankings also are noted: 7. Hampton (408 nationally) 12. Pittsburgh CAPA (559) 15. Upper St. Clair (709) 16. North Allegheny (710) 18. Peters Township (727) 19. Quaker Valley (792) 23. Fox Chapel (838) 25. Pine-Richland (860) 27. Mt. Lebanon (957) 29. Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy (974) 45. South Fayette 69. North Hills 88. Avonworth 96. Thomas Jefferson 99. Pittsburgh Obama 109. Riverview 114. Moon 117. Seneca Valley 119. Chartiers Valley 122. West Allegheny 123. Plum 129. Pittsburgh Allderdice 170. Montour 175. Canon-McMillan 176. Baldwin 185. Propel Charter - Braddock Hills 198. South Park 214. Gateway 218. Deer Lakes 221. Bethel Park 225. Keystone Oaks 227. Springdale 253. Carlynton 285. Carrick 298. Brentwood To see the entire rankings for Pennsylvania high schools, click on the link.