4 . ▁Among ▁Pennsylvania ▁high ▁schools ▁( trad itional , ▁char ter ▁and ▁private ) ▁ 5 6 ▁achieved ▁gold ▁or ▁silver ▁med als . ▁Another ▁ 1 0 3 ▁high ▁schools ▁achieved ▁bronze ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁ 6 9 8 ▁Pennsylvania ▁high ▁schools ▁review ed . ▁The ▁Blo oms burg ▁Area ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁ranked ▁Silver ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁# 1 , 5 6 0 ▁of ▁all ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Blo oms burg ▁Area ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁ranked ▁Bron ze . ▁Se vent y ▁Pennsylvania ▁high ▁schools ▁achieved ▁bronze , ▁silver ▁or ▁gold ▁rating . ▁Fif ty ▁three ▁Pennsylvania ▁high ▁schools ▁achieved ▁bronze . ▁However , ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Blo oms burg ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁rank ings . ▁ ▁O pport un ities ▁Of fer ed ▁to ▁Stud ents ▁ ▁Science ▁in ▁Mot ion ▁Blo oms burg ▁Area ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Blo oms burg ▁Area ▁Middle ▁School ▁both ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁program ▁called ▁Science ▁in ▁Mot ion ▁which ▁brought ▁college ▁profess ors ▁and ▁s oph istic ated ▁science ▁equipment ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁raise ▁science ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁inqu iry - based ▁experiences ▁for ▁the ▁students . ▁The ▁Science ▁in ▁Mot ion ▁program ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁state ▁appropri ation ▁and ▁cost ▁the ▁school ▁nothing ▁to ▁particip ate . ▁ ▁Sus que h anna ▁University ▁ ▁provided ▁the ▁science ▁en rich ment ▁experiences