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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
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
151South Hanover El SchHersheyLower Dauphin SDElementary19.4%37179.7%
152Council Rock HS NorthNewtownCouncil Rock SDHigh13.0%1,67479.7%
153Lower Nazareth El SchNazarethNazareth Area SDElementary23.1%61579.7%
154Haverford SHSHavertownHaverford Township SDHigh21.4%1,99479.6%
155Colonial El SchPlymouth MeetingColonial SDElementary22.9%85779.5%
156Ross El SchPittsburghNorth Hills SDElementary25.1%49879.3%
157Manoa El SchHavertownHaverford Township SDElementary23.4%70679.3%
158Science Leadership AcademyPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh99.6%50279.3%
159Dallastown El SchDallastownDallastown Area SDElementary63.5%18179.3%
160Nether Providence El SchWallingfordWallingford-Swarthmore SDElementary25.9%47979.3%
161North Allegheny HSWexfordNorth Allegheny SDHigh10.4%2,71179.2%
162Osborne El SchSewickleyQuaker Valley SDElementary24.7%39779.1%
163Cetronia SchAllentownParkland SDElementary32.3%49679.1%
164Honesdale HSHonesdaleWayne Highlands SDHigh47.0%67979.0%
165Tinicum El SchPipersvillePalisades SDElementary16.3%13579.0%
166Linntown El SchLewisburgLewisburg Area SDElementary25.2%27078.8%
167Limerick El SchRoyersfordSpring-Ford Area SDElementary26.1%25778.8%
168Fogelsville SchBreinigsvilleParkland SDElementary32.9%48078.8%
169Indian Lane El SchMediaRose Tree Media SDElementary19.6%47078.8%
170Fred L Aiken El SchPittsburghKeystone Oaks SDElementary33.2%23878.7%
171George Washington El SchBethel ParkBethel Park SDElementary9.3%31378.7%
172Maxwell El SchGreensburgHempfield Area SDElementary26.8%38078.7%
173Pine Street El SchPalmyraPalmyra Area SDElementary34.5%34278.7%
174Trinity South El SchWashingtonTrinity Area SDElementary80.0%16078.7%
175Oaks El SchOaksSpring-Ford Area SDElementary16.6%59178.6%
176Stewartsville El SchNorth HuntingdonNorwin SDElementary27.0%42278.5%
177Benjamin Franklin El SchBethel ParkBethel Park SDElementary19.5%33878.4%
178Newtown El SchNewtownCouncil Rock SDElementary11.1%55778.4%
179Kutz El SchDoylestownCentral Bucks SDElementary8.3%43678.4%
180Doyle El SchDoylestownCentral Bucks SDElementary15.9%40978.3%
181GampPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh91.0%63478.3%
182Salford Hills El SchHarleysvilleSouderton Area SDElementary16.0%44978.2%
183Letort El SchWashington BoroPenn Manor SDElementary36.0%32578.1%
184Fairview El SchFairviewFairview SDElementary25.9%70778.0%
185Hershey HSHersheyDerry Township SDHigh25.0%1,05078.0%
186Hershey Primary El SchHersheyDerry Township SDElementary29.0%42778.0%
187Glenwood El SchMediaRose Tree Media SDElementary14.7%58677.9%
188McCall Gen George A SchPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary98.1%62977.9%
189Chestnutwold El SchArdmoreHaverford Township SDElementary15.2%56677.9%
190Tenth Street El SchOakmontRiverview SDElementary19.6%39377.8%
191Sheridan Terrace El SchNorth HuntingdonNorwin SDElementary49.9%41777.8%
192Eden Hall Upper El SchGibsoniaPine-Richland SDMiddle9.3%1,07677.8%
193Pine Run El SchNew BritainCentral Bucks SDElementary13.5%48077.8%
194Lower Gwynedd El SchAmblerWissahickon SDElementary19.5%63077.7%
195Clark El SchErieHarbor Creek SDElementary38.9%30377.7%
196McKee El SchOakdaleWest Allegheny SDElementary39.7%52177.7%
197East Goshen El SchWest ChesterWest Chester Area SDElementary18.8%51077.6%
198Abington Heights HSClarks SummitAbington Heights SDHigh1.3%1,11577.5%
199Mill Creek El SchWarringtonCentral Bucks SDElementary8.4%72977.5%
200Quaker Valley HSLeetsdaleQuaker Valley SDHigh24.5%55077.5%
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