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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)	Rank change
1	Downingtown STEM Academy	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	962	99.6%	no change
2	Conestoga SHS	Berwyn, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	High	2,264	87.9%	▲ 1
3	Unionville High School	Kennett Square, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	High	1,263	87.9%	▼ 1
4	Avon Grove High School	West Grove, PA	Avon Grove SD	High	1,744	81.6%	▲ 7
5	West Chester East High School	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	High	1,216	81.5%	▲ 2
6	West Chester Bayard Rustin High School	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	High	1,159	81.1%	▼ 1
7	Great Valley High School	Malvern, PA	Great Valley SD	High	1,481	79.5%	▼ 3
8	Downingtown HS West Campus	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	1,796	74.4%	▼ 2
9	Owen J Roberts High School	Pottstown, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	High	1,810	73.1%	no change
10	Downingtown HS East Campus	Exton, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	1,708	72.5%	no change
11	West Chester Henderson High School	West Chester, PA	West Chester Area SD	High	1,444	71.0%	▼ 3
12	Oxford Area High School	Oxford, PA	Oxford Area SD	High	1,089	66.8%	no change
13	Phoenixville Area High School	Phoenixville, PA	Phoenixville Area SD	High	1,194	66.4%	no change
14	Kennett High School	Kennett Square, PA	Kennett Consolidated SD	High	1,184	61.1%	no change
15	Octorara Area JSHS	Atglen, PA	Octorara Area SD	High	703	51.8%	no change
16	Coatesville Area SHS	Coatesville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	High	1,366	50.3%	no change
17	Coatesville Intermediate High School	Coatsville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	High	826	32.5%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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