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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
301Pine Road El SchHuntingdon ValleyLower Moreland Township SDElementary36.8%62873.4%
302Plymouth El SchPlymouth MeetingColonial SDElementary28.4%61273.4%
303East Coventry El SchPottstownOwen J Roberts SDElementary29.4%47973.4%
304Durham-Nockamixon El SchKintnersvillePalisades SDElementary42.9%24573.4%
305West Point El SchGreensburgHempfield Area SDElementary35.2%37273.4%
306Evans El SchLimerickSpring-Ford Area SDElementary18.1%54673.3%
307Capital Area School for the Arts CSHarrisburgCapital Area School for the Arts CSHigh5.7%19373.3%
308Central Bucks HS-WestDoylestownCentral Bucks SDHigh16.8%1,39173.3%
309Edinboro El SchEdinboroGeneral McLane SDElementary47.8%41473.2%
310Lampeter-Strasburg SHSLampeterLampeter-Strasburg SDHigh28.7%89073.2%
311Central Bucks HS-SouthWarringtonCentral Bucks SDHigh15.1%1,71973.2%
312Eshleman El SchMillersvillePenn Manor SDElementary46.6%33773.1%
313New Hope-Solebury MSNew HopeNew Hope-Solebury SDMiddle15.4%28073.1%
314Luther W Low El SchWest MiddlesexWest Middlesex Area SDElementary61.3%19173.0%
315Charlestown El SchMalvernGreat Valley SDElementary9.2%41473.0%
316Kutztown Area SHSKutztownKutztown Area SDHigh39.0%42073.0%
317Indian Rock El SchYorkYork Suburban SDElementary37.3%31472.9%
318General Nash El SchHarleysvilleNorth Penn SDElementary17.8%46572.9%
319Jefferson Hills Intermediate SchJefferson HillsWest Jefferson Hills SDElementary28.6%85672.9%
320Shoemaker El SchMacungieEast Penn SDElementary24.4%53772.8%
321Spring City El SchSpring CitySpring-Ford Area SDElementary45.8%16672.8%
322Bethel Memorial El SchBethel ParkBethel Park SDElementary21.9%34272.7%
323Bobtown El SchBobtownSoutheastern Greene SDElementary101%31772.7%
324Buck El SchLanghorneNeshaminy SDElementary19.1%57172.7%
325Northwest PA Collegiate AcademyErieErie City SDHigh99.6%75072.7%
326Northwest El SchButlerButler Area SDElementary104%40472.7%
327East Ward El SchDowningtownDowningtown Area SDElementary30.4%54972.6%
328Roundtown El SchYorkCentral York SDElementary30.5%57372.6%
329Warwick SHSLititzWarwick SDHigh33.5%1,24172.5%
330Bradford Hgts El SchDowningtownDowningtown Area SDElementary24.2%53472.5%
331Sellersville El SchSellersvillePennridge SDElementary22.6%29272.4%
332HS of Engineering & SciencePhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh99.1%85172.4%
333Quaker Valley MSSewickleyQuaker Valley SDMiddle22.4%42572.4%
334Jamison El SchJamisonCentral Bucks SDElementary10.0%59972.3%
335Laurel El SchNew CastleLaurel SDElementary37.4%50372.3%
336Perkiomen Valley HSCollegevillePerkiomen Valley SDHigh22.1%1,61672.3%
337Level Green El SchTraffordPenn-Trafford SDElementary20.1%26972.2%
338Norwin MSNorth HuntingdonNorwin SDMiddle27.7%81972.2%
339Exton El SchExtonWest Chester Area SDElementary14.1%53372.0%
340Mount Nittany El SchState CollegeState College Area SDElementary23.0%41372.0%
341New Salem El SchYorkSpring Grove Area SDElementary37.2%40372.0%
342Kenneth N Butz Jr El SchNazarethNazareth Area SDElementary22.6%57671.9%
343Buffalo El SchSarverFreeport Area SDElementary26.4%56471.9%
344Hempfield SHSLandisvilleHempfield SDHigh40.6%2,28171.8%
345Conewago El SchElizabethtownLower Dauphin SDElementary28.5%23971.8%
346Downingtown HS West CampusDowningtownDowningtown Area SDHigh18.9%1,79671.8%
347Miller El SchLevittownNeshaminy SDElementary42.4%48671.7%
348Fort LeBoeuf SHSWaterfordFort LeBoeuf SDHigh56.4%65271.7%
349Kratzer SchAllentownParkland SDElementary48.6%51071.6%
350Schaeffer SchLancasterManheim Township SDElementary42.5%31871.6%
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