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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Pennsylvania, drawn from 1,511 qualifying public elementary schools. Pleasant Valley Elementary School leads the list at 95.2%, against a median of 49.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,511

Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

95.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.5%

BEST IN READING · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Pleasant Valley Elementary School	McMurray, PA	Peters Township SD	Elementary	495	95.2%
2	Fairview Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Elementary	387	91.7%
3	Eisenhower Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Elementary	524	90.8%
4	Baker Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Elementary	471	90.8%
5	Meredith William M School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	556	90.5%
6	Penn Alexander School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	595	89.9%
7	Merion Elementary School	Merion Station, PA	Lower Merion SD	Elementary	438	89.5%
8	Poff Elementary School	Gibsonia, PA	Hampton Township SD	Elementary	282	89.2%
9	Bradford Woods Elementary School	Bradford Woods, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	343	89.1%
10	Bower Hill Elementary School	Venetia, PA	Peters Township SD	Elementary	689	88.9%
11	Fort Washington Elementary School	Fort Washington, PA	Upper Dublin SD	Elementary	518	88.7%
12	William Penn Elementary School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	Elementary	212	88.1%
13	Franklin Elementary School	Sewickley, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	718	88.0%
14	Donaldson Elementary School	Oakdale, PA	West Allegheny SD	Elementary	535	87.8%
15	Hosack Elementary School	Allison Park, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	348	86.8%
16	Infinity CS	Harrisburg, PA	Infinity CS	Elementary	256	86.4%
17	Greenfield Albert M School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Elementary	742	86.3%
18	Pickering Valley Elementary School	Chester Springs, PA	Downingtown Area SD	Elementary	423	86.2%
19	Ithan Elementary School	Bryn Mawr, PA	Radnor Township SD	Elementary	538	86.2%
20	OHara Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Elementary	726	85.9%
21	Hillendale Elementary School	Chadds Ford, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	Elementary	346	85.9%
22	Sunset Valley Elementary School	North Huntingdon, PA	Norwin SD	Elementary	448	85.5%
23	Streams Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Elementary	468	85.5%
24	Cold Spring Elementary School	Doylestown, PA	Central Bucks SD	Elementary	470	85.1%
25	Marshall Elementary School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	800	84.9%
26	New Eagle Elementary School	Wayne, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Elementary	472	84.9%
27	Jefferson Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Elementary	310	84.7%
28	Bucks County Montessori CS	Fairless Hills, PA	Bucks County Montessori CS	Elementary	180	84.5%
29	Hillside Elementary School	Berwyn, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Elementary	425	84.4%
30	Wallingford Elementary School	Wallingford, PA	Wallingford-Swarthmore SD	Elementary	609	84.4%
31	Goodnoe Elementary School	Newtown, PA	Council Rock SD	Elementary	668	84.1%
32	Coopertown Elementary School	Bryn Mawr, PA	Haverford Township SD	Elementary	471	83.7%
33	Stony Creek Elementary School	Blue Bell, PA	Wissahickon SD	Elementary	643	83.6%
34	Scenic Hills Elementary School	Springfield, PA	Springfield SD	Elementary	675	83.6%
35	McCullough Elementary School	Jeannette, PA	Penn-Trafford SD	Elementary	448	83.4%
36	Pittsburgh Montessori K-5	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Elementary	332	83.3%
37	Hartwood Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Elementary	386	83.2%
38	South Fayette Intermediate School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	Elementary	803	83.2%
39	Souderton CS Collaborative	Souderton, PA	Souderton CS Collaborative	Elementary	250	82.9%
40	Markham Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Elementary	296	82.9%
41	Maple Glen Elementary School	Maple Glen, PA	Upper Dublin SD	Elementary	452	82.9%
42	Rose Tree Elementary School	Media, PA	Rose Tree Media SD	Elementary	439	82.7%
43	Gayman Elementary School	Doylestown, PA	Central Bucks SD	Elementary	390	82.6%
44	Radnor Elementary School	Radnor, PA	Radnor Township SD	Elementary	554	82.6%
45	Wyland Elementary School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	Elementary	358	82.5%
46	McMurray Elementary School	McMurray, PA	Peters Township SD	Elementary	608	82.5%
47	Conshohocken Elementary School	Conshohocken, PA	Colonial SD	Elementary	247	82.5%
48	Swarthmore-Rutledge School	Swarthmore, PA	Wallingford-Swarthmore SD	Elementary	560	82.4%
49	Peebles Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	400	82.2%
50	Trafford Elementary School	Trafford, PA	Penn-Trafford SD	Elementary	196	82.2%

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