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Most racially diverse Pennsylvania public schools

Pennsylvania public schools ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

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PENNSYLVANIA · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
401Smoketown Elementary SchoolLancaster47063.2%51.9%(244)10.0%(47)28.9%(136)2.3%(11)
402Swiftwater Interm SchoolSwiftwater73763.1%52.5%(387)14.3%(105)26.6%(196)2.2%(16)
403Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolBethlehem23863.1%28.6%(68)13.9%(33)51.7%(123)2.9%(7)
404HS of Engineering & SciencePhiladelphia85163.0%8.1%(69)56.0%(477)13.6%(116)16.6%(141)
405South Scranton Intrmd SchoolScranton79863.0%17.8%(142)14.7%(117)55.6%(444)7.0%(56)
406Cedarbrook Middle SchoolWyncote67263.0%21.6%(145)55.2%(371)8.9%(60)4.9%(33)
407Beaver Falls Area SHSBeaver Falls48662.9%51.9%(252)26.5%(129)2.9%(14)0.4%(2)
408Salisbury SHSAllentown54662.9%53.1%(290)5.5%(30)26.7%(146)2.8%(15)
409Musser Elementary SchoolSharon32462.9%30.9%(100)50.6%(164)5.6%(18)0.0%(0)
410Lea Henry C SchoolPhiladelphia50362.8%11.5%(58)56.3%(283)7.2%(36)18.1%(91)
411Catasauqua Middle SchoolCatasauqua47762.8%47.0%(224)7.3%(35)37.5%(179)0.8%(4)
412Solomon/Plains Middle SchoolPlains75862.8%33.1%(251)9.5%(72)49.9%(378)0.7%(5)
413Jeannette McKee Elementary SchoolJeannette50462.8%53.8%(271)16.1%(81)6.3%(32)0.2%(1)
414Mary C Howse Elementary SchoolWest Chester44262.7%47.3%(209)3.9%(17)5.4%(24)37.6%(166)
415Parkland High SchoolAllentown3,27962.7%55.5%(1,820)6.2%(202)20.2%(661)13.4%(440)
416Palmer Elementary SchoolEaston53162.7%54.2%(288)7.7%(41)25.4%(135)6.0%(32)
417Catasauqua SHSNorthampton46762.7%45.6%(213)6.2%(29)39.4%(184)1.3%(6)
418West Mifflin Area High SchoolWest Mifflin96462.7%50.4%(486)32.7%(315)3.7%(36)2.9%(28)
419Valley Forge Elementary SchoolWayne55262.7%49.1%(271)2.9%(16)5.1%(28)35.1%(194)
420Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5Pittsburgh29662.6%22.3%(66)55.4%(164)6.8%(20)6.4%(19)
421Philadelphia Academy CSPhiladelphia1,17362.6%56.8%(666)11.3%(133)16.3%(191)9.5%(111)
422Montgomery Elementary SchoolNorth Wales61162.6%52.9%(323)5.6%(34)4.3%(26)28.8%(176)
423Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12Pittsburgh61862.6%46.8%(289)38.4%(237)3.2%(20)3.9%(24)
424Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8Pittsburgh39662.6%57.1%(226)14.4%(57)12.1%(48)8.1%(32)
425Kirkbride Eliza B SchoolPhiladelphia52262.6%13.0%(68)5.8%(30)55.8%(291)20.1%(105)
426Pittsburgh Classical 6-8Pittsburgh24562.6%25.3%(62)54.3%(133)6.5%(16)3.3%(8)
427Steel Valley Middle SchoolMunhall42962.5%45.2%(194)40.1%(172)4.9%(21)1.6%(7)
428Mifflin Thomas SchoolPhiladelphia39362.5%21.9%(86)55.2%(217)11.2%(44)1.8%(7)
429Tobyhanna El CenterPocono Pines55162.4%52.8%(291)11.3%(62)28.5%(157)1.6%(9)
430Cumru Elementary SchoolShillington51362.3%46.4%(238)5.1%(26)38.8%(199)0.6%(3)
431Charlestown Elementary SchoolMalvern41462.3%54.1%(224)0.7%(3)12.3%(51)25.4%(105)
432Elroy Avenue Elementary SchoolPittsburgh27062.3%57.4%(155)12.6%(34)7.4%(20)8.2%(22)
433Calypso Elementary SchoolBethlehem22262.2%44.1%(98)9.9%(22)41.4%(92)3.6%(8)
434Homeville Elementary SchoolWest Mifflin42462.2%51.6%(219)30.9%(131)5.2%(22)0.5%(2)
435Green Woods CSPhiladelphia69962.2%54.5%(381)25.2%(176)7.6%(53)2.0%(14)
436Cetronia SchoolAllentown49662.2%56.0%(278)4.6%(23)21.6%(107)10.3%(51)
437Chambersburg Area SHSChambersburg2,31962.2%52.9%(1,226)9.3%(215)29.3%(680)2.1%(49)
438Elkins Park SchoolElkins Park56962.1%24.4%(139)55.2%(314)8.1%(46)4.4%(25)
439Wilson High SchoolWest Lawn2,13362.1%53.9%(1,150)7.9%(168)27.7%(591)5.2%(111)
440Ore Valley Elementary SchoolYork55662.1%56.1%(312)15.5%(86)18.9%(105)2.7%(15)
441Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary SchoolBristol62362.1%55.1%(343)9.8%(61)23.4%(146)0.8%(5)
442West Creek Hills Elementary SchoolCamp Hill58762.1%57.8%(339)9.4%(55)12.8%(75)11.2%(66)
443Mifflin Park Elementary SchoolShillington50362.1%41.5%(209)5.0%(25)44.7%(225)3.6%(18)
444Sullivan James J SchoolPhiladelphia37362.1%8.6%(32)43.4%(162)42.6%(159)1.9%(7)
445Steelton-Highspire High SchoolSteelton61262.0%10.9%(67)52.8%(323)29.1%(178)0.2%(1)
446Highland SchoolAbington45262.0%56.9%(257)18.6%(84)10.0%(45)3.3%(15)
447Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5Pittsburgh57262.0%32.0%(183)51.2%(293)2.6%(15)2.5%(14)
448Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CSPittsburgh29761.9%43.8%(130)42.8%(127)4.7%(14)2.4%(7)
449Ziegler William H SchoolPhiladelphia52261.9%4.6%(24)35.3%(184)50.0%(261)6.1%(32)
450Pennsylvania Leadership CSWest Chester2,87461.8%57.6%(1,655)16.9%(486)9.4%(271)8.9%(257)
Page 9 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Schools with 200+ students whose reported race and ethnicity shares cover at least 90% of enrollment. Higher index means a more mixed student body.

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