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Pennsylvania public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Pennsylvania public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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PENNSYLVANIA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
851	Chartiers Valley Intrmd School	Pittsburgh	Chartiers Valley SD	Elementary	39.5%	801	60.2%
852	Wallenpaupack Area HS	Hawley	Wallenpaupack Area SD	High	99.7%	986	60.2%
853	Upper Dauphin Area El Sch	Lykens	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Elementary	59.8%	373	60.2%
854	Jefferson El Sch	Emmaus	East Penn SD	Elementary	42.9%	268	60.2%
855	Rolling Hills El Sch	Holland	Council Rock SD	Elementary	27.9%	376	60.1%
856	Blackhawk HS	Beaver Falls	Blackhawk SD	High	33.6%	763	60.1%
857	West Reading El Ctr	West Reading	Wyomissing Area SD	Middle	39.7%	310	60.1%
858	Abington SHS	Abington	Abington SD	High	35.1%	2,692	60.1%
859	Inglewood El Sch	Lansdale	North Penn SD	Elementary	40.7%	408	60.1%
860	Davis El Sch	Southampton	Centennial SD	Elementary	43.9%	785	60.0%
861	Owen J Roberts MS	Pottstown	Owen J Roberts SD	Middle	22.4%	856	60.0%
862	Harbor Creek Junior HS	Harborcreek	Harbor Creek SD	Middle	45.8%	330	60.0%
863	Smithfield El Sch	East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg Area SD	Elementary	40.4%	327	60.0%
864	Oley Valley SHS	Oley	Oley Valley SD	High	32.4%	506	59.9%
865	Paxon Hollow MS	Broomall	Marple Newtown SD	Middle	28.8%	868	59.9%
866	Stewartstown El Sch	Stewartstown	South Eastern SD	Elementary	29.5%	440	59.9%
867	Muncy JSHS	Muncy	Muncy SD	High	42.8%	472	59.9%
868	Franklin Towne CHS	Philadelphia	Franklin Towne CHS	High	99.8%	1,292	59.9%
869	Pennridge North MS	Perkasie	Pennridge SD	Middle	28.2%	510	59.8%
870	Rock L Butler MS	Wellsboro	Wellsboro Area SD	Middle	54.7%	433	59.8%
871	Shohola El Sch	Shohola	Delaware Valley SD	Elementary	37.8%	421	59.8%
872	Monroe El Sch	Boiling Springs	Cumberland Valley SD	Elementary	30.3%	512	59.8%
873	Somerset Area Jr-Sr HS	Somerset	Somerset Area SD	High	51.9%	1,054	59.8%
874	Woodward El Sch	Lock Haven	Keystone Central SD	Elementary	87.0%	215	59.8%
875	Forest Hills El Sch	Sidman	Forest Hills SD	Elementary	97.2%	994	59.8%
876	Cedar Crest HS	Lebanon	Cornwall-Lebanon SD	High	43.5%	1,676	59.8%
877	Salisbury El Sch	Allentown	Salisbury Township SD	Elementary	52.7%	461	59.8%
878	Mifflinburg Area Intrmd Sch	Mifflinburg	Mifflinburg Area SD	Elementary	99.2%	381	59.8%
879	Myrtle Ave Sch	Pittsburgh	Keystone Oaks SD	Elementary	63.5%	312	59.8%
880	Palmerton Area HS	Palmerton	Palmerton Area SD	High	41.6%	478	59.7%
881	Bon Air El Sch	Lower Burrell	Burrell SD	Elementary	50.8%	447	59.7%
882	Bellaire El Sch	Carlisle	Carlisle Area SD	Elementary	60.0%	407	59.7%
883	Forge Road El Sch	Palmyra	Palmyra Area SD	Elementary	34.0%	341	59.7%
884	Amosland El Sch	Morton	Ridley SD	Elementary	42.8%	470	59.6%
885	Delaware Valley El Sch	Matamoras	Delaware Valley SD	Elementary	45.7%	486	59.6%
886	Orefield MS	Orefield	Parkland SD	Middle	34.5%	1,034	59.6%
887	Charles H Boehm MS	Yardley	Pennsbury SD	Middle	32.4%	651	59.6%
888	Dallastown Area Intermediate Sch	York	Dallastown Area SD	Middle	38.2%	1,519	59.6%
889	Indian Valley MS	Harleysville	Souderton Area SD	Middle	20.4%	731	59.5%
890	Elmwood Academy	Mechanicsburg	Mechanicsburg Area SD	Elementary	40.3%	712	59.5%
891	Lititz El Sch	Lititz	Warwick SD	Elementary	41.2%	439	59.5%
892	Ben Franklin El Sch	Indiana	Indiana Area SD	Elementary	61.1%	414	59.4%
893	Elizabeth Forward SHS	Elizabeth	Elizabeth Forward SD	High	38.0%	763	59.4%
894	Ridgway Area MS	Ridgway	Ridgway Area SD	Middle	54.5%	198	59.4%
895	Laurel MS	New Castle	Laurel SD	Middle	36.9%	160	59.4%
896	Middle Paxton El Sch	Dauphin	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	30.4%	289	59.4%
897	Farmersville El Sch	Easton	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	34.2%	357	59.4%
898	Baggaley El Sch	Latrobe	Greater Latrobe SD	Elementary	37.1%	510	59.3%
899	Fanny Jackson Coppin Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	98.2%	547	59.3%
900	Colonel John Siegfried El Sch	Northampton	Northampton Area SD	Elementary	55.2%	808	59.3%

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