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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Chester County, Pennsylvania

17 public high schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high 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 73.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Chester County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

73.1%

BEST IN READING · CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Downingtown STEM Academy	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	962	99.6%
2	Conestoga SHS	Berwyn, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	High	2,264	87.9%
3	Unionville HS	Kennett Square, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	High	1,263	87.9%
4	Avon Grove HS	West Grove, PA	Avon Grove SD	High	1,744	81.6%
5	West Chester East HS	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	High	1,216	81.5%
6	West Chester Bayard Rustin HS	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	High	1,159	81.1%
7	Great Valley HS	Malvern, PA	Great Valley SD	High	1,481	79.5%
8	Downingtown HS West Campus	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	1,796	74.4%
9	Owen J Roberts HS	Pottstown, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	High	1,810	73.1%
10	Downingtown HS East Campus	Exton, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	1,708	72.5%
11	West Chester Henderson HS	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	High	1,444	71.0%
12	Oxford Area High School	Oxford, PA	Oxford Area SD	High	1,089	66.8%
13	Phoenixville Area HS	Phoenixville, PA	Phoenixville Area SD	High	1,194	66.4%
14	Kennett High School	Kennett Square, PA	Kennett Consolidated SD	High	1,184	61.1%
15	Octorara Area JSHS	Atglen, PA	Octorara Area SD	High	703	51.8%
16	Coatesville Area SHS	Coatesville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	High	1,366	50.3%
17	Coatesville Intermediate HS	Coatsville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	High	826	32.5%

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