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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
1Downingtown STEM AcademyDowningtownDowningtown Area SDHigh5.7%96299.3%
2Fairview El SchPittsburghFox Chapel Area SDElementary7.8%38795.7%
3Pleasant Valley El SchMcMurrayPeters Township SDElementary11.5%49594.8%
4Baker El SchPittsburghUpper St. Clair SDElementary9.1%47193.0%
5William Penn El SchBethel ParkBethel Park SDElementary15.6%21292.1%
6Eisenhower El SchPittsburghUpper St. Clair SDElementary11.5%52492.1%
7Bower Hill El SchVenetiaPeters Township SDElementary13.2%68992.1%
8Poff El SchGibsoniaHampton Township SDElementary14.5%28292.0%
9Hosack El SchAllison ParkNorth Allegheny SDElementary11.2%34891.7%
10Masterman Julia R Sec SchPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh101%1,18391.5%
11Donaldson Elem SchOakdaleWest Allegheny SDElementary26.5%53591.2%
12Bradford Woods El SchBradford WoodsNorth Allegheny SDElementary8.5%34391.0%
13Merion El SchMerion StationLower Merion SDElementary14.8%43890.0%
14Fox Chapel Area HSPittsburghFox Chapel Area SDHigh22.6%1,36089.8%
15Franklin El SchSewickleyNorth Allegheny SDElementary4.6%71889.7%
16Fort Washington El SchFort WashingtonUpper Dublin SDElementary11.0%51889.3%
17Wyland El SchAllison ParkHampton Township SDElementary17.0%35889.0%
18Ithan El SchBryn MawrRadnor Township SDElementary8.4%53888.8%
19Penn Alexander SchPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary98.2%59588.8%
20Streams El SchPittsburghUpper St. Clair SDElementary10.5%46888.7%
21OHara El SchPittsburghFox Chapel Area SDElementary13.8%72688.3%
22Conshohocken El SchConshohockenColonial SDElementary27.9%24788.2%
23Penn Valley SchNarberthLower Merion SDElementary14.9%54287.8%
24Coopertown El SchBryn MawrHaverford Township SDElementary10.0%47187.3%
25Penn Trafford HSHarrison CityPenn-Trafford SDHigh25.0%1,16787.0%
26Lower Merion HSArdmoreLower Merion SDHigh21.9%1,67486.9%
27Sunset Valley El SchNorth HuntingdonNorwin SDElementary21.2%44886.8%
28Hillendale El SchChadds FordUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary10.4%34686.8%
29Mt Lebanon SHSPittsburghMt Lebanon SDHigh18.7%1,77286.6%
30Wilson Elementary SchoolImperialWest Allegheny SDElementary27.0%58686.5%
31McCormick El SchMoon TownshipMoon Area SDElementary10.5%22986.5%
32Pickering Valley El SchChester SpringsDowningtown Area SDElementary9.0%42386.4%
33McMurray El SchMcMurrayPeters Township SDElementary12.2%60886.3%
34Harriton SHSRosemontLower Merion SDHigh15.6%1,23986.0%
35Brandywine-Wallace El SchDowningtownDowningtown Area SDElementary11.1%48886.0%
36Pocopson El SchWest ChesterUnionville-Chadds Ford SDElementary2.9%51485.9%
37Swarthmore-Rutledge SchSwarthmoreWallingford-Swarthmore SDElementary11.1%56085.8%
38Pine-Richland HSGibsoniaPine-Richland SDHigh9.7%1,44985.6%
39Meredith William M SchPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary92.6%55685.5%
40Sunrise El SchIrwinPenn-Trafford SDElementary17.2%41285.5%
41Central HSPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh98.2%2,32985.3%
42Wallingford El SchWallingfordWallingford-Swarthmore SDElementary8.7%60985.2%
43Belmont Hills El SchBala CynwydLower Merion SDElementary15.4%35885.2%
44Wexford El SchWexfordPine-Richland SDElementary5.8%44985.2%
45New Eagle El SchWayneTredyffrin-Easttown SDElementary5.7%47285.2%
46Gladwyne SchGladwyneLower Merion SDElementary12.2%55685.2%
47Marshall El SchWexfordNorth Allegheny SDElementary7.8%80085.1%
48Mill Village El SchMill VillageFort LeBoeuf SDElementary52.9%10285.1%
49Stony Creek El SchBlue BellWissahickon SDElementary17.7%64384.8%
50Burchfield Primary SchAllison ParkShaler Area SDElementary26.5%33984.8%
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