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

PETERS TOWNSHIP, 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 Peters Township was one of them.

Peters Township was named the 727th best high school nationally and 18th 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.