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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, drawn from 279 qualifying public schools. Central HS leads the list at 96.3%, against a median of 25.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
279
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Top % Proficient (Reading)
96.3%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
25.9%
BEST IN READING · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Central HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh2,32996.3%
2GampPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh63492.4%
3Academy at PalumboPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,22591.7%
4Masterman Julia R Sec SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,18390.9%
5HS of Engineering & SciencePhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh85190.7%
6Meredith William M SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary55690.5%
7Penn Alexander SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary59589.9%
8Science Leadership AcademyPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh50289.0%
9Greenfield Albert M SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary74286.3%
10Parkway Center City Middle CollegePhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh43684.5%
11Creative and Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh64384.1%
12Arts Academy at Benjamin RushPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh59983.3%
13McCall Gen George A SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary62979.3%
14Greenberg Joseph SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary92574.2%
15Bodine William W HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh48972.0%
16Franklin Towne CHSPhiladelphia, PAFranklin Towne CHSHigh1,29270.8%
17Girls HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh59270.8%
18Adaire Alexander SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary44770.7%
19Jenks Abram SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary27870.5%
20The Science Leadership Academy at BeeberPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh53268.8%
21Powel Samuel SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary32468.1%
22Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CSPhiladelphia, PAFolk Arts-Cultural Treasures CSElementary50165.5%
23Franklin LCPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh91865.3%
24Cook-Wissahickon SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary43263.9%
25Fanny Jackson Coppin SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary54763.4%
26Hill Freedman World AcademyPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh64062.8%
27Kensington Health SciencesPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh45762.2%
28Henry Charles W SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary51862.2%
29Green Woods CSPhiladelphia, PAGreen Woods CSElementary69961.7%
30Christopher Columbus CSPhiladelphia, PAChristopher Columbus CSElementary82960.8%
31John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and SciencesPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary39460.7%
32TECH Freire CSPhiladelphia, PATECH Freire CSHigh54159.8%
33Hackett Horatio B SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary41359.4%
34Baldi C C A MSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDMiddle1,51058.2%
35Multicultural Academy CSPhiladelphia, PAMulticultural Academy CSHigh25457.4%
36Stanton Edwin M SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary32957.3%
37Dobson James SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary22956.0%
38Universal Audenried CSPhiladelphia, PAUniversal Audenried CSHigh58855.1%
39Science Leadership Academy MSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDMiddle35354.7%
40Frank Anne SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,62254.0%
41Saul W B Agricultural SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh41753.4%
42Shawmont SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary47151.9%
43Marian Anderson Neighborhood AcademyPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary33851.8%
44Fox Chase SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary50751.6%
45Decatur Stephen SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,02851.5%
46Bache-Martin SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary61451.2%
47Universal Creighton CSPhiladelphia, PAUniversal Creighton CSElementary66350.7%
48National Constitution Center HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh42150.6%
49Northeast HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh3,46350.4%
50Loesche William H SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,26350.1%
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