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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
401Jenks Abram SchPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary91.7%27869.9%
402Klein El SchErieHarbor Creek SDElementary48.6%28269.9%
403Souderton Area HSSoudertonSouderton Area SDHigh29.3%2,12169.8%
404Franklin Regional SHSMurrysvilleFranklin Regional SDHigh22.6%1,10169.8%
405Avon Grove HSWest GroveAvon Grove SDHigh33.9%1,74469.7%
406Mountain View El SchMercersburgTuscarora SDElementary104%18569.6%
407Chestnut Hill El SchErieMillcreek Township SDElementary51.9%40369.6%
408Mountain View El SchGreensburgGreater Latrobe SDElementary18.9%53469.6%
409Kelly El SchLewisburgLewisburg Area SDElementary31.6%55069.6%
410Damascus Area SchDamascusWayne Highlands SDElementary43.4%25869.6%
411McKean El SchMc KeanGeneral McLane SDElementary38.9%31969.6%
412Sarah W Starkweather El SchWest ChesterWest Chester Area SDElementary20.0%57669.5%
413North Strabane Intrmd SchCanonsburgCanon-McMillan SDMiddle32.3%41569.5%
414Neff SchLancasterManheim Township SDElementary34.3%28369.4%
415Caley El SchKing of PrussiaUpper Merion Area SDElementary40.9%37269.4%
416Southern Lehigh SHSCenter ValleySouthern Lehigh SDHigh20.7%1,01369.4%
417New Oxford El SchNew OxfordConewago Valley SDElementary57.3%56569.4%
418Hydetown Elementary SchoolTitusvilleTitusville Area SDElementary65.2%20469.4%
419Penn Cambria HSCressonPenn Cambria SDHigh43.5%53869.3%
420Grandview El SchErieMillcreek Township SDElementary50.7%69169.3%
421Haine El SchCranberry TwpSeneca Valley SDElementary25.8%79169.3%
422Knoch Primary SchSaxonburgKnoch SDElementary34.1%53669.3%
423Candlebrook El SchKing of PrussiaUpper Merion Area SDElementary33.2%31369.3%
424West View El SchPittsburghNorth Hills SDElementary37.2%44669.3%
425Avonworth El SchPittsburghAvonworth SDElementary21.5%47869.3%
426Connoquenessing El SchRenfrewButler Area SDElementary29.6%28769.2%
427Northern Bedford County HSLoysburgNorthern Bedford County SDHigh47.2%23569.2%
428Wasson Avenue El SchDuBoisDuBois Area SDElementary104%39569.2%
429Saucon Valley SHSHellertownSaucon Valley SDHigh29.8%62769.2%
430Deibler El SchPerkasiePennridge SDElementary18.5%32969.2%
431Rohrerstown El SchLancasterHempfield SDElementary97.4%45769.2%
432Kutztown El SchKutztownKutztown Area SDElementary41.7%38469.1%
433Brooke El SchRoyersfordSpring-Ford Area SDElementary30.6%37969.1%
434Kiski Area South Primary SchExportKiski Area SDElementary45.1%30869.1%
435Avonworth HSPittsburghAvonworth SDHigh21.2%57969.0%
436Greenwood El SchMillerstownGreenwood SDElementary33.2%31369.0%
437North Wales El SchNorth WalesNorth Penn SDElementary26.4%48469.0%
438South Abington SchChinchillaAbington Heights SDElementary7.3%30169.0%
439Portage Area El SchPortagePortage Area SDElementary103%40169.0%
440Brownstown El SchBrownstownConestoga Valley SDElementary42.1%39269.0%
441Knoch Intermediate El SchSaxonburgKnoch SDElementary37.2%29668.9%
442Sandy Run MSDresherUpper Dublin SDMiddle18.3%96268.9%
443Upper Allen El SchMechanicsburgMechanicsburg Area SDElementary33.6%32168.9%
444East York El SchYorkYork Suburban SDElementary53.0%32168.9%
445Highland SchAbingtonAbington SDElementary34.7%45268.8%
446Central Valley HSMonacaCentral Valley SDHigh36.5%72168.8%
447Penn Manor HSMillersvillePenn Manor SDHigh49.6%1,80768.8%
448Moraine El SchProspectSlippery Rock Area SDElementary43.3%34968.8%
449Moon Area Lower MSMoon TownshipMoon Area SDMiddle24.9%63968.8%
450Schnecksville SchSchnecksvilleParkland SDElementary39.4%46568.8%
Page 9 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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