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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Pennsylvania

Across Pennsylvania, 629 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Motivation HS leads the list at 96.0%, against a median of 3.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

629

Pennsylvania

Top % Black

96.0%

Median % Black

3.4%

MOST BLACK · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Motivation HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	199	191	96.0%
2	KIPP DuBois CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP DuBois CS	523	495	94.7%
3	Robeson HS for Human Services	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	266	251	94.4%
4	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	325	303	93.2%
5	Imhotep Institute CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute CHS	603	560	92.9%
6	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	747	691	92.5%
7	TECH Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	TECH Freire CS	541	498	92.0%
8	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	929	854	91.9%
9	Building 21	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	371	339	91.4%
10	School of the Future	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	569	518	91.0%
11	Strawberry Mansion HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	309	281	90.9%
12	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	573	520	90.8%
13	Overbrook HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	440	398	90.5%
14	Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	Freire CS	1,024	926	90.4%
15	Passport Academy CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Passport Academy CS	146	132	90.4%
16	Parkway Northwest	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	238	215	90.3%
17	The Workshop School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	214	192	89.7%
18	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	718	644	89.7%
19	Universal Audenried CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Audenried CS	588	526	89.5%
20	Parkway West	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	149	133	89.3%
21	Sayre William L MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	447	399	89.3%
22	Mastery CS - Shoemaker Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	722	644	89.2%
23	King Martin Luther HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	527	470	89.2%
24	Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	581	518	89.2%
25	Penn Wood HS	Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	1,148	1,019	88.8%
26	Vaux HS: A Big Picture School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	284	250	88.0%
27	Lankenau HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	228	199	87.3%
28	YouthBuild Phila CS	Philadelphia, PA	Youth Build Phila CS	271	236	87.1%
29	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	629	547	87.0%
30	Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	281	244	86.8%
31	Multicultural Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Multicultural Academy CS	254	220	86.6%
32	Hill Freedman World Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	640	553	86.4%
33	Roxborough HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	613	529	86.3%
34	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	1,048	887	84.6%
35	Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy	Yeadon, PA	William Penn SD	379	317	83.6%
36	Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	437	358	81.9%
37	STEM at Showalter	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	477	388	81.3%
38	Academy Park HS	Sharon Hill, PA	Southeast Delco SD	1,194	964	80.7%
39	Chester HS	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	806	644	79.9%
40	The U School: Innovative Lab	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	195	152	78.0%
41	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	660	509	77.1%
42	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	678	517	76.3%
43	The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	532	403	75.8%
44	Bartram John - Main	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	583	434	74.4%
45	Pittsburgh Perry HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	430	320	74.4%
46	Franklin Benjamin HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	570	406	71.2%
47	Farrell Area HS/UMS	Farrell, PA	Farrell Area SD	281	200	71.2%
48	National Constitution Center HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	421	297	70.5%
49	Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers	Philadelphia, PA	Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers	589	415	70.5%
50	Clairton MS/HS	Clairton, PA	Clairton City SD	407	283	69.5%

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