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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 SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary91.7%27869.9%
402Klein Elementary SchoolErieHarbor Creek SDElementary48.6%28269.9%
403Souderton Area High SchoolSoudertonSouderton Area SDHigh29.3%2,12169.8%
404Franklin Regional SHSMurrysvilleFranklin Regional SDHigh22.6%1,10169.8%
405Avon Grove High SchoolWest GroveAvon Grove SDHigh33.9%1,74469.7%
406Mountain View Elementary SchoolMercersburgTuscarora SDElementary104%18569.6%
407Chestnut Hill Elementary SchoolErieMillcreek Township SDElementary51.9%40369.6%
408Mountain View Elementary SchoolGreensburgGreater Latrobe SDElementary18.9%53469.6%
409Kelly Elementary SchoolLewisburgLewisburg Area SDElementary31.6%55069.6%
410McKean Elementary SchoolMc KeanGeneral McLane SDElementary38.9%31969.6%
411Damascus Area SchoolDamascusWayne Highlands SDElementary43.4%25869.6%
412North Strabane Intrmd SchoolCanonsburgCanon-McMillan SDMiddle32.3%41569.5%
413Sarah W Starkweather Elementary SchoolWest ChesterWest Chester Area SDElementary20.0%57669.5%
414Neff SchoolLancasterManheim Township SDElementary34.3%28369.4%
415Caley Elementary SchoolKing of PrussiaUpper Merion Area SDElementary40.9%37269.4%
416Southern Lehigh SHSCenter ValleySouthern Lehigh SDHigh20.7%1,01369.4%
417New Oxford Elementary SchoolNew OxfordConewago Valley SDElementary57.3%56569.4%
418Hydetown Elementary SchoolTitusvilleTitusville Area SDElementary65.2%20469.4%
419Knoch Primary SchoolSaxonburgKnoch SDElementary34.1%53669.3%
420Haine Elementary SchoolCranberry TwpSeneca Valley SDElementary25.8%79169.3%
421Penn Cambria High SchoolCressonPenn Cambria SDHigh43.5%53869.3%
422Grandview Elementary SchoolErieMillcreek Township SDElementary50.7%69169.3%
423Candlebrook Elementary SchoolKing of PrussiaUpper Merion Area SDElementary33.2%31369.3%
424West View Elementary SchoolPittsburghNorth Hills SDElementary37.2%44669.3%
425Avonworth Elementary SchoolPittsburghAvonworth SDElementary21.5%47869.3%
426Connoquenessing Elementary SchoolRenfrewButler Area SDElementary29.6%28769.2%
427Wasson Avenue Elementary SchoolDuBoisDuBois Area SDElementary104%39569.2%
428Northern Bedford County High SchoolLoysburgNorthern Bedford County SDHigh47.2%23569.2%
429Saucon Valley SHSHellertownSaucon Valley SDHigh29.8%62769.2%
430Deibler Elementary SchoolPerkasiePennridge SDElementary18.5%32969.2%
431Rohrerstown Elementary SchoolLancasterHempfield SDElementary97.4%45769.2%
432Kutztown Elementary SchoolKutztownKutztown Area SDElementary41.7%38469.1%
433Brooke Elementary SchoolRoyersfordSpring-Ford Area SDElementary30.6%37969.1%
434Kiski Area South Primary SchoolExportKiski Area SDElementary45.1%30869.1%
435Avonworth High SchoolPittsburghAvonworth SDHigh21.2%57969.0%
436Greenwood Elementary SchoolMillerstownGreenwood SDElementary33.2%31369.0%
437North Wales Elementary SchoolNorth WalesNorth Penn SDElementary26.4%48469.0%
438Portage Area Elementary SchoolPortagePortage Area SDElementary103%40169.0%
439South Abington SchoolChinchillaAbington Heights SDElementary7.3%30169.0%
440Brownstown Elementary SchoolBrownstownConestoga Valley SDElementary42.1%39269.0%
441Knoch Intermediate Elementary SchoolSaxonburgKnoch SDElementary37.2%29668.9%
442Sandy Run Middle SchoolDresherUpper Dublin SDMiddle18.3%96268.9%
443Upper Allen Elementary SchoolMechanicsburgMechanicsburg Area SDElementary33.6%32168.9%
444East York Elementary SchoolYorkYork Suburban SDElementary53.0%32168.9%
445Highland SchoolAbingtonAbington SDElementary34.7%45268.8%
446Central Valley High SchoolMonacaCentral Valley SDHigh36.5%72168.8%
447Moraine Elementary SchoolProspectSlippery Rock Area SDElementary43.3%34968.8%
448Penn Manor High SchoolMillersvillePenn Manor SDHigh49.6%1,80768.8%
449Moon Area Lower Middle SchoolMoon TownshipMoon Area SDMiddle24.9%63968.8%
450Schnecksville SchoolSchnecksvilleParkland SDElementary39.4%46568.8%
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