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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Pennsylvania

2,655 public schools in Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Downingtown STEM Academy leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 51.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

2,655

Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.8%

BEST IN READING · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Downingtown STEM Academy	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	962	99.6%
2	Central High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	2,329	96.3%
3	Pleasant Valley Elementary School	McMurray, PA	Peters Township SD	Elementary	495	95.2%
4	Lower Merion High School	Ardmore, PA	Lower Merion SD	High	1,674	94.9%
5	Upper Saint Clair High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	High	1,269	94.5%
6	Mt Lebanon SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	High	1,772	94.1%
7	Freeport Area SHS	Freeport, PA	Freeport Area SD	High	512	92.4%
8	Gamp	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	634	92.4%
9	Harriton SHS	Rosemont, PA	Lower Merion SD	High	1,239	92.3%
10	Fox Chapel Area High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	High	1,360	92.0%
11	Thomas Jefferson High School	Jefferson Hills, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	High	1,041	92.0%
12	Springfield High School	Springfield, PA	Springfield SD	High	1,434	91.9%
13	Fairview Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Elementary	387	91.7%
14	Academy at Palumbo	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,225	91.7%
15	Delaware Valley High School	Milford, PA	Delaware Valley SD	High	1,380	91.1%
16	Masterman Julia R Sec School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,183	90.9%
17	Radnor SHS	Radnor, PA	Radnor Township SD	High	1,146	90.8%
18	Eisenhower Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Elementary	524	90.8%
19	Baker Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Elementary	471	90.8%
20	HS of Engineering & Science	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	851	90.7%
21	Penn Trafford High School	Harrison City, PA	Penn-Trafford SD	High	1,167	90.5%
22	Meredith William M School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	556	90.5%
23	Penn Alexander School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	595	89.9%
24	Pine-Richland High School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	High	1,449	89.7%
25	Hampton High School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	High	865	89.7%
26	Palmyra Area SHS	Palmyra, PA	Palmyra Area SD	High	1,126	89.6%
27	Merion Elementary School	Merion Station, PA	Lower Merion SD	Elementary	438	89.5%
28	Poff Elementary School	Gibsonia, PA	Hampton Township SD	Elementary	282	89.2%
29	Bradford Woods Elementary School	Bradford Woods, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	343	89.1%
30	Peters Twp High School	McMurray, PA	Peters Township SD	High	1,267	89.0%
31	Science Leadership Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	502	89.0%
32	Bower Hill Elementary School	Venetia, PA	Peters Township SD	Elementary	689	88.9%
33	Boyce Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	624	88.8%
34	Fort Washington Elementary School	Fort Washington, PA	Upper Dublin SD	Elementary	518	88.7%
35	New Hope-Solebury High School	New Hope, PA	New Hope-Solebury SD	High	450	88.5%
36	North Allegheny High School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	High	2,711	88.4%
37	State College Area High School	State College, PA	State College Area SD	High	2,402	88.4%
38	William Penn Elementary School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	Elementary	212	88.1%
39	Franklin Elementary School	Sewickley, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	718	88.0%
40	Conestoga SHS	Berwyn, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	High	2,264	87.9%
41	Unionville High School	Kennett Square, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	High	1,263	87.9%
42	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Bethlehem, PA	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	High	550	87.8%
43	Donaldson Elementary School	Oakdale, PA	West Allegheny SD	Elementary	535	87.8%
44	Abington Heights High School	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	High	1,115	87.5%
45	Radnor Middle School	Wayne, PA	Radnor Township SD	Middle	808	87.2%
46	Hosack Elementary School	Allison Park, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	348	86.8%
47	Hershey High School	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	High	1,050	86.6%
48	Infinity CS	Harrisburg, PA	Infinity CS	Elementary	256	86.4%
49	Haverford SHS	Havertown, PA	Haverford Township SD	High	1,994	86.3%
50	Greenfield Albert M School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	742	86.3%

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