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Pennsylvania schools outperforming demographics

Every Pennsylvania public school in the top 10% of its state by BeatsExpectations score, ranked by how many percentage points they beat what their free-and-reduced-lunch profile would predict.

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PENNSYLVANIA · OUTPERFORMING DEMOGRAPHICS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientExpectedBeats (pp)
201Merion Elementary SchoolMerion StationLower Merion SD14.8%90.0%71.3%18.71
202Juniata Elementary SchoolAltoonaAltoona Area SD96.2%55.1%36.4%18.7
203Wyland Elementary SchoolAllison ParkHampton Township SD17.0%89.0%70.3%18.69
204Lower Merion High SchoolArdmoreLower Merion SD21.9%86.9%68.2%18.67
205Oxford Area High SchoolOxfordOxford Area SD102%52.5%33.9%18.53
206Burchfield Primary SchoolAllison ParkShaler Area SD26.5%84.8%66.2%18.52
207Freeport Area SHSFreeportFreeport Area SD27.7%84.2%65.7%18.45
208J.A. Allard Elementary SchoolMoon TownshipMoon Area SD34.9%81.1%62.6%18.44
209Bentworth SHSBentleyvilleBentworth SD98.6%53.7%35.3%18.4
210Dobson James SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SD100%52.9%34.5%18.33
211Fort LeBoeuf SHSWaterfordFort LeBoeuf SD56.4%71.7%53.4%18.29
212Sunset Valley Elementary SchoolNorth HuntingdonNorwin SD21.2%86.8%68.5%18.28
213Waterford Elementary SchoolWaterfordFort LeBoeuf SD68.2%66.5%48.4%18.16
214Meadville Area SHSMeadvilleCrawford Central SD99.6%53.0%34.9%18.12
215Pottsgrove SHSPottstownPottsgrove SD99.7%53.0%34.9%18.11
216Wharton Elementary SchoolLancasterLancaster SD102%52.0%33.9%18.11
217Hasson Heights SchoolOil CityOil City Area SD98.8%53.4%35.3%18.1
218Iroquois Elementary SchoolErieIroquois SD97.5%53.8%35.8%18.02
219Northside Elementary SchoolPalmyraPalmyra Area SD42.8%77.2%59.3%17.93
220Canton Area Elementary SchoolCantonCanton Area SD101%52.5%34.5%17.92
221Brookville JSHSBrookvilleBrookville Area SD101%52.4%34.5%17.9
222Harrison Park Elementary SchoolJeannettePenn-Trafford SD33.7%81.0%63.1%17.82
223Lathrop Street Elementary SchoolMontroseMontrose Area SD93.8%55.2%37.4%17.81
224Zephyr Elementary SchoolWhitehallWhitehall-Coplay SD98.3%53.1%35.5%17.63
225Trinity West Elementary SchoolWashingtonTrinity Area SD81.2%60.4%42.8%17.6
226Clara Barton Elementary SchoolWest MifflinWest Mifflin Area SD98.7%52.8%35.3%17.49
227Cook-Wissahickon SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SD95.4%54.1%36.7%17.4
228Belle Vernon Area High SchoolBelle VernonBelle Vernon Area SD99.6%52.3%34.9%17.36
229Central Elementary SchoolSouth WilliamsportSouth Williamsport Area SD57.0%70.5%53.2%17.32
230Northern Cambria Elementary SchoolNorthern CambriaNorthern Cambria SD99.6%52.2%34.9%17.31
231East Berwick Elementary SchoolBerwickBerwick Area SD71.2%64.4%47.1%17.3
232March Elementary SchoolEastonEaston Area SD98.6%52.6%35.3%17.26
233Hopewell Elementary SchoolOxfordOxford Area SD103%50.5%33.3%17.13
234McKee Elementary SchoolOakdaleWest Allegheny SD39.7%77.7%60.6%17.08
235Main Street Elementary SchoolTitusvilleTitusville Area SD75.8%62.2%45.1%17.07
236Bradford Woods Elementary SchoolBradford WoodsNorth Allegheny SD8.5%91.0%74.0%17.04
237Bullskin Elementary SchoolConnellsvilleConnellsville Area SD102%50.9%33.8%17.03
238Mt Lebanon SHSPittsburghMt Lebanon SD18.7%86.6%69.6%17.03
239Strodes Mills Elementary SchoolMcVeytownMifflin County SD98.8%52.1%35.2%16.91
240Frances Willard #32ScrantonScranton SD102%50.7%33.9%16.86
241Rolling Ridge Elementary SchoolErieHarbor Creek SD45.3%75.0%58.2%16.85
242Dormont Elementary SchoolPittsburghKeystone Oaks SD33.4%80.1%63.3%16.8
243Lehigh Parkway Elementary SchoolAllentownAllentown City SD97.1%52.8%36.0%16.8
244Nottingham SchoolOxfordOxford Area SD99.8%51.6%34.8%16.78
245Clark Elementary SchoolErieHarbor Creek SD38.9%77.7%60.9%16.78
246Menallen SchoolUniontownUniontown Area SD99.7%51.6%34.9%16.7
247South St Marys Street Elementary SchoolSaint MarysSaint Marys Area SD97.3%52.6%35.9%16.69
248Coudersport Area JSHSCoudersportCoudersport Area SD98.8%51.9%35.3%16.67
249Penn Valley SchoolNarberthLower Merion SD14.9%87.8%71.2%16.63
250McCullough Elementary SchoolJeannettePenn-Trafford SD23.0%84.4%67.8%16.63
Page 5 of 6 · 251 ranked. Schools in the top 10% within their state by BeatsExpectations (proficiency residual after controlling for free-and-reduced-lunch share).

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