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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 280 qualifying public schools. Central High School leads the list at 96.3%, against a median of 25.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

280

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

96.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

25.9%

BEST IN READING · PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Central High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	2,329	96.3%
2	Gamp	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	634	92.4%
3	Academy at Palumbo	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,225	91.7%
4	Masterman Julia R Sec School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,183	90.9%
5	HS of Engineering & Science	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	851	90.7%
6	Meredith William M School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	556	90.5%
7	Penn Alexander School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	595	89.9%
8	Science Leadership Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	502	89.0%
9	Greenfield Albert M School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	742	86.3%
10	Parkway Center City Middle College	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	436	84.5%
11	Creative and Performing Arts	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	643	84.1%
12	Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	599	83.3%
13	McCall Gen George A School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	629	79.3%
14	Greenberg Joseph School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	925	74.2%
15	Bodine William W High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	489	72.0%
16	Franklin Towne CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Franklin Towne CHS	High	1,292	70.8%
17	Girls High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	592	70.8%
18	Adaire Alexander School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	447	70.7%
19	Jenks Abram School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	278	70.5%
20	The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	532	68.8%
21	Powel Samuel School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	324	68.1%
22	Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CS	Philadelphia, PA	Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CS	Elementary	501	65.5%
23	Franklin LC	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	918	65.3%
24	Cook-Wissahickon School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	432	63.9%
25	Fanny Jackson Coppin School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	547	63.4%
26	Hill Freedman World Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	640	62.8%
27	Kensington Health Sciences	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	457	62.2%
28	Henry Charles W School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	518	62.2%
29	Green Woods CS	Philadelphia, PA	Green Woods CS	Elementary	699	61.7%
30	Christopher Columbus CS	Philadelphia, PA	Christopher Columbus CS	Elementary	829	60.8%
31	John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	394	60.7%
32	TECH Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	TECH Freire CS	High	541	59.8%
33	Hackett Horatio B School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	413	59.4%
34	Baldi C C A Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	1,510	58.2%
35	Multicultural Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Multicultural Academy CS	High	254	57.4%
36	Stanton Edwin M School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	329	57.3%
37	Dobson James School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	229	56.0%
38	Universal Audenried CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Audenried CS	High	588	55.1%
39	Science Leadership Academy Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	353	54.7%
40	Frank Anne School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	1,622	54.0%
41	Saul W B Agricultural School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	417	53.4%
42	Shawmont School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	471	51.9%
43	Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	338	51.8%
44	Fox Chase School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	507	51.6%
45	Decatur Stephen School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	1,028	51.5%
46	Bache-Martin School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	614	51.2%
47	Universal Creighton CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Creighton CS	Elementary	663	50.7%
48	National Constitution Center High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	421	50.6%
49	Northeast High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	3,463	50.4%
50	Loesche William H School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	1,263	50.1%

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