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

17 public high schools in York 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. York Suburban SHS leads the list at 86.3%, against a median of 67.9% 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

York County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

67.9%

BEST IN READING · YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	York Suburban SHS	York, PA	York Suburban SD	High	859	86.3%	no change
2	Eastern York High School	Wrightsville, PA	Eastern York SD	High	640	79.9%	no change
3	Susquehannock High School	Glen Rock, PA	Southern York County SD	High	857	77.8%	▲ 1
4	Central York High School	York, PA	Central York SD	High	1,756	72.7%	▲ 5
5	Northeastern SHS	Manchester, PA	Northeastern York SD	High	1,189	72.7%	▲ 5
6	Red Land SHS	Lewisberry, PA	West Shore SD	High	1,061	70.5%	no change
7	Spring Grove Area High School	Spring Grove, PA	Spring Grove Area SD	High	1,163	69.8%	▼ 4
8	Dallastown Area SHS	Dallastown, PA	Dallastown Area SD	High	2,046	68.2%	▼ 1
9	Dover Area High School	Dover, PA	Dover Area SD	High	979	67.9%	▲ 4
10	Kennard-Dale High School	Fawn Grove, PA	South Eastern SD	High	755	67.2%	▼ 5
11	Northern High School	Dillsburg, PA	Northern York County SD	High	982	66.1%	▲ 1
12	Hanover SHS	Hanover, PA	Hanover Public SD	High	578	64.5%	▼ 1
13	Red Lion Area SHS	Red Lion, PA	Red Lion Area SD	High	1,363	59.3%	▼ 5
14	West York Area High School	York, PA	West York Area SD	High	851	58.5%	no change
15	South Western SHS	Hanover, PA	South Western SD	High	1,380	55.6%	no change
16	York County School of Technology	York, PA	York County School of Technology	High	1,615	45.4%	no change
17	William Penn SHS	York, PA	York City SD	High	1,681	27.9%	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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