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Best Schools · Pennsylvania · Highest proficiency

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
201Quaker Valley High SchoolLeetsdaleQuaker Valley SDHigh24.5%55077.5%
202Nitrauer SchoolLancasterManheim Township SDElementary34.4%46877.4%
203Centre Hall-Potter Elementary SchoolCentre HallPenns Valley Area SDElementary37.1%20577.3%
204Springfield Elementary SchoolQuakertownPalisades SDElementary26.0%21977.3%
205Eisenhower Elementary SchoolCamp HillCamp Hill SDElementary19.2%26077.2%
206Northside Elementary SchoolPalmyraPalmyra Area SDElementary42.8%22977.2%
207Penncrest High SchoolMediaRose Tree Media SDHigh20.7%1,25577.1%
208Thomas Jefferson High SchoolJefferson HillsWest Jefferson Hills SDHigh23.9%1,04177.1%
209Borland Manor Elementary SchoolCanonsburgCanon-McMillan SDElementary22.0%27377.0%
210Hershey Intrmd Elementary SchoolHersheyDerry Township SDElementary26.7%47977.0%
211Strath Haven High SchoolWallingfordWallingford-Swarthmore SDHigh20.7%1,17577.0%
212Veterans Memorial Elementary SchoolBreinigsvilleParkland SDElementary37.5%45176.9%
213Franklin Regional Intermediate SchoolMurrysvilleFranklin Regional SDElementary21.8%78976.9%
214Mary C Howse Elementary SchoolWest ChesterWest Chester Area SDElementary7.9%44276.8%
215Lewisburg High SchoolLewisburgLewisburg Area SDHigh27.2%55176.8%
216Marzolf Primary SchoolPittsburghShaler Area SDElementary38.3%33776.8%
217Buckingham Elementary SchoolBuckinghamCentral Bucks SDElementary11.5%44276.7%
218Jefferson Middle SchoolPittsburghMt Lebanon SDMiddle17.6%62176.6%
219South Fayette Middle SchoolMcDonaldSouth Fayette Township SDMiddle14.1%85976.6%
220Skippack Elementary SchoolCollegevillePerkiomen Valley SDElementary18.0%55776.6%
221Bethel Springs Elementary SchoolGarnet ValleyGarnet Valley SDElementary13.8%53776.6%
222Loganville-Springfield Elementary SchoolYorkDallastown Area SDElementary25.8%46176.4%
223Reserve Primary SchoolPittsburghShaler Area SDElementary59.5%11176.4%
224Rydal Elementary SchoolHuntingdon ValleyAbington SDElementary26.7%56976.4%
225Rowan Elementary SchoolCranberry TwpSeneca Valley SDElementary19.6%49476.3%
226Mellon Middle SchoolPittsburghMt Lebanon SDMiddle13.8%66176.3%
227Newton-Ransom Elementary SchoolClarks SummitAbington Heights SDElementary7.7%19676.2%
228Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolPittsburghBethel Park SDElementary21.6%34876.2%
229Bridge Valley Elementary SchoolFurlongCentral Bucks SDElementary10.4%61776.1%
230Evergreen Elementary SchoolMonroevilleGateway SDElementary95.6%31776.1%
231Radio Park Elementary SchoolState CollegeState College Area SDElementary19.3%42476.0%
232Arrowhead Elementary SchoolCollegevilleMethacton SDElementary16.0%42676.0%
233Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle SchoolBerwynTredyffrin-Easttown SDMiddle9.4%1,05676.0%
234Wrightstown Elementary SchoolWrightstownCouncil Rock SDElementary18.3%39975.8%
235Great Valley High SchoolMalvernGreat Valley SDHigh21.7%1,48175.8%
236Central Elementary SchoolElizabethElizabeth Forward SDElementary34.6%29275.8%
237Lynnewood Elementary SchoolHavertownHaverford Township SDElementary15.9%58075.8%
238Haverford Middle SchoolHavertownHaverford Township SDMiddle17.9%1,57875.8%
239Jefferson Elementary SchoolLake ArielNorth Pocono SDElementary31.8%23975.7%
240Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolDowningtownDowningtown Area SDElementary16.9%53175.7%
241Valley Forge Middle SchoolWayneTredyffrin-Easttown SDMiddle8.2%1,18675.7%
242Ridge Park Elementary SchoolConshohockenColonial SDElementary22.7%52575.7%
243Shady Grove Elementary SchoolAmblerWissahickon SDElementary28.9%69875.7%
244University Park Elementary SchoolMonroevilleGateway SDElementary93.6%32875.6%
245Southern Lehigh Intermediate SchoolBethlehemSouthern Lehigh SDMiddle17.9%70275.6%
246Hopewell Elementary SchoolCenter ValleySouthern Lehigh SDElementary13.8%42675.6%
247General Wayne Elementary SchoolMalvernGreat Valley SDElementary17.3%54275.6%
248Hanover Elementary SchoolBethlehemBethlehem Area SDElementary24.4%20575.5%
249Robison Elementary SchoolErieFort LeBoeuf SDElementary40.4%35975.5%
250East Bradford Elementary SchoolWest ChesterWest Chester Area SDElementary17.4%45575.4%
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